Sale Creek Historical Marker
Dayton Pike (US 27), Sale Creek,
TN,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 22' 59.219976",
-85° 6' 30.839976"
So named because of an auction, near here, in 1779, of supplies furnished the Cherokees by British agents to stimulate their warfare against the settlers. The supplies were captured by frontiersmen under command of Col. Evan Shelby and sold on their return from the expedition.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Dayton Pike (US 27)
Sale Creek General Interest Sale Creek City Historical MarkerSo named because of an auction, near here, in 1779, of supplies furnished the Cherokees by British agents to stimulate their warfare against the settl... [click for more]
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