Cotton Grove
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dalls
N 35° 41.799 W 088° 40.300
16S E 348754 N 3951590
Cotton Grove
Waymark Code: WM1NEQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2007
Views: 41
In 1819 several families formed the first settlement in what was to be known as Madison County 2.1 miles west on the Cotton Grove Road. Said road was ordered built this same year. In 1821 the first cotton in the county was grown here. A post office and stagecoach stop operated here in 1834. Only the road and Baptist Church retain the Cotton Grove name.
Marker Name: Cotton Grove
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4D 39
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
TN Historical Commission
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