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Rhea - Bledsoe County Line
Dayton Mountain Hwy (TN 30) at Rice Rd., Dayton,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 34' 11.519976",
-85° 6' 28.8"
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Tennessee State
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Rhea County
Established 1807; named in honor of
John Rhea.
Revolutionary veteran who fought at King's Mountain. Delegate to the North Carolina Convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution; member of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1796, State House of Representatives, 1796-97 & of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1803-15 & 1817-23. One of the early leaders in higher education.
Bledsoe County
Established 1807; named in honor of
Anthony Bledsoe.
Captain in the Colonial Army from Virginia; major in The Revolution ary Army and a colonel of Tennessee Militia. One of the first settlers of Sumner County, he was killed near his home by Indians in 1789.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Rhea - Bledsoe County Line Tennessee Map
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