OLD HARRISON ~ 2A 36
Posted by: Better Half
N 35° 08.301 W 085° 07.293
16S E 671133 N 3890000
OLD HARRISON ~ 2A 36
Waymark Code: WM25WR
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2007
Views: 20
OLD HARRISON ~ 2A 36
Hamilton County's first court met at Hasten Poe's tavern near the present Daisy in 1819, later moving to Rawlings' Farm, near the present Dallas. In 1840, a courthouse was built about 500 yards NW of this point, and the new town named for President William Henry Harrison. The county seat moved to Chattanooga in 1871.
Marker Name: OLD HARRISON ~ 2A 36
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2A 36
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commissions
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