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Putnam - Jackson County line
TN ,
USA
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Putnam County
Created 1842; re-established 1854; named in honor of
Israel Putnam.
Veteran of the French & Indian war; Commander in the Detroit Expedition against Pontiac. A Major General in The Revolution , he fought at Bunker Hill and Harlem Heights and commanded American forces at the Battle of Long Island.
Jackson County
Established 1801; named in honor of
Andrew Jackson.
Member of the first state Constitutional Convention, later representative in Congress and Senator; major general in the Army, victor in the Creek War, two conquests of Florida and the Battle of New Orleans in 1815; seventh President of the United States.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
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