White County/Cumberland County - 2C1
N 35° 57.942 W 085° 15.900
16S E 656446 N 3981535
Historical marker describing the establishment and name of White and Cumberland Counties. This marker is on the county line, on the roadside of U.S. Highway 70.
Waymark Code: WM26AK
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2007
Views: 21
White County (west facing side)
Established in 1806; named in Honor of
JOHN WHITE
Veteran of the Revolutionary War.
First settler in what later became White County.
Cumberland County (east facing side)
Established in 1855; named in Honor of
The Cumberland Mountains
Which were in turn named for
THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND
by Dr. Thomas Walker of Virginia,
about 1748.
Marker Name: White County / Cumberland County 2 C 1
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2 C 1
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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