Overton County
Established 1806; named in honor of
John Overton.
Pioneer attorney at Nashville; close friend of Andrew Jackson. Judge of the State Supreme Court, 1804-09. Co-founder, with Jackson and General James Winchester, of the city of Memphis; he is said to have named it.
Pickett County
Established 1879; named in honor of
Howell L. Pickett.
State Representative from Wilson County in 1879. He later moved to Arizona and practiced law at Tombstone.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
