 |
|
|
General Griffith Rutherford ~ 1721-1805
TN 25E near Cane Road, Gallatin,
TN ,
USA
|
|
Tennessee State
Historical Marker
|
| |
| |
General Griffith Rutherford, surveyor, North Carolina legislator, commander of Revolutionary War forces of Western North Carolina, and President of the Legislative Council of the Southwest Territory from 1794 to statehood, lived 3 miles south of here from 1792 to his death in 1805. Counties in North Carolina and Tennessee are named for him. His unmarked grave is said to be in Shiloh Graveyard 300 yards north.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
|
|
| |
|
Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
See more historic sites related to Tennessee in the Revolution.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
