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Rutherford - Cannon County Line
TN ,
USA
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Rutherford County
Established 1803; named in honor of
of Maj. Gen. Griffith Rutherford
of The Revolution ary Army; appointed by President Washington as a member of the Legislature for the Southwest Territory, which later became the State of Tennessee.
Cannon County
Established 1836; named in honor of
Newton Cannon.
Governor of Tennessee, 1835-39; Member of Congress, 1814-17 and 1821-27; Served in Creek War and War of 1812.
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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