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Macon County
College Street (TN Route 10), Lafayette,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 31' 14.88",
-86° 1' 34.379976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Established 1842; named in honor of Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina statesman. This place was selected as the county seat, named for Marquis de LaFayette, French general in the American Revolution .
First courthouse erected in 1844; three courthouses destroyed by fire - 1860; 1901; 1932. Present courthouse built in 1933.
Erected by Macon Bank & Trust; Citizens Bank; Macon County Historical Society.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
See more historic sites related to Tennessee in the Revolution.
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Macon County Tennessee Map
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