SALE CREEK 2A 7
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N 35° 22.987 W 085° 06.514
16S E 671798 N 3917172
Sale Creek Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM23YM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2007
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SALE CREEK
So named because of an auction, near here, in 1779, of supplies furnished the Cherokees by Brittish agents to stimulate their warfare against the settlers. The supplies were captured by frontiersmen under command of Col. Evan Shelby and sold on their return from the expedition.
Marker Name: SALE CREEK
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2A 7
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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