Lincoln County, Tennessee
Posted by: JacobBarlow
N 34° 59.461 W 086° 34.289
16S E 539107 N 3872130
On the State line, we found this Tennessee Historic Marker.
Waymark Code: WM2TF0
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2007
Views: 38
Lincoln CountyEstablished 1809; named in honor of MAJOR GEN. BENJAMIN LINCOLN of the Revolutionary Army. After service at Saratoga, he was put in Chief Command in the Southern Colonies. Later, he was Secretary of War under the Confederation, 1781-83.
Marker Name: Lincoln County
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number: 2F3
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commision
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