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Rutherford - Williamson 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.
Williamson County
Established 1799; named in honor of
Dr. Hugh Williamson.
Colonel and Surgeon General of the North Carolina Militia, a member of the Assembly from Edenton, 1782; later elected to the Continental Congress where he served three terms; he was a signer of the Constitution from North Carolina. The county seat is named for his intimate friend, Benjamin Franklin.
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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