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Sevier - Knox County Line
TN ,
USA
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Sevier County
Established 1794; named in honor of
John Sevier.
Colonel in the Revolutionary Army; a commander at King's Mountain and veteran of 35 battles in the Revolution and Indian wars; Governor of the State of Franklin; three times represented his state in Congress; first Governor of Tennessee, 1796 to 1801 and from 1803 to 1809.
Knox County
Established 1792; named in honor of
Maj. Gen. Henry Knox.
Washington's Chief of Artillery in The Revolutionary War. Secretary of War in Washington's Cabinet. One of the founders and first secretary of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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