Port Jackson
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member TurndAround
N 35° 37.100 W 088° 51.234
16S E 332101 N 3943199
Port Jackson
Waymark Code: WM1TBD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Titansfan
Views: 53

Three-quarters of a mile southeast,on the bank of the Forked Deer River was the little river port of Jackson, at first called Alexandria, from which cotton was shipped on flat-boats and small steamboats to Memphis and New Orleans during the early decades of the 19th century.
Marker Name: Port Jackson

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Other

Marker Number: 4 D 18

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commision


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