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Key Corner
at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 51) and Mill Creek Road, Halls,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 55' 2.759988",
-89° 25' 7.079988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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About 4 miles west on Forked Deer River, Henry Rutherford, North Carolina surveyor, chose a spot as the point of origin for his surveys of the Western District in 1785. To identify the key corner he carved his initials and surveyor's mark on a leaning sycamore tree there. He returned in 1819 and established a settlement also called Key Corner. He died in 1847 and is buried in the family burial plot east of that point.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Key Corner Historical Marker Location Map, Halls, Tennessee Map
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