Clear Lake
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N 36° 08.496 W 088° 29.280
16S E 366125 N 4000679
Clear Lake
Waymark Code: WM13DR
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2007
Views: 29
About 3 miles SE, the lake was discovered in 1785 by Henry Rutherford, who surveyed the majority of west Tennessee. It was orginally named Boyd's Lake, for the Rev. Adam Boyd, chaplin of the North Carolina Regiment in the Revolution, who later held extensive grants in this area.
Marker Name: Clear Lake
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4A 16
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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