Old Racetrack
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N 35° 57.781 W 088° 24.514
16S E 372985 N 3980763
Old Racetrack
Waymark Code: WM178C
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2007
Views: 38
Built about 1818 in the area to the east. Here also were held barbecues, barn dances, prize fights and cockfights. Here, accoring to court records, David Crockett "participated in an affray," while attending the races. He was fined six coonskins.
Marker Name: Old Racetrack
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4A 8
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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