2A26 Georgia~Tennessee State Line
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Sprinterman
N 34° 59.285 W 084° 44.304
16S E 706423 N 3874058
Two sided marker on the TN~GA state line on US 411.
Waymark Code: WM4P4Y
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2008
Views: 18
This marker is in the bushes on the northbound side of US 411 coming from Tennga, GA.
NORTHBOUND TEXT:
Tennessee
Polk County
Established 1839; Named in honor of James Knox Polk
Born in North Carolina, 1795. Served, State House of Representatives: Member of Congress: Speaker of House of Representatives: Governor of Tennessee: 11th President of the United States. Died 1849 after successful conduct of Mexican War; addition of 3 states to the Union, and several fiscal reforms.
SOUTHBOUND TEXT
GEORGIA
Named in honor of King Georgia II, who granted the charter for the establishment of a refuge for the destitute and persecuted of England and Europe. It was the last of the original 13 colonies to be settled. The first permanent settlement, in 1733, was at Savannah.
Marker Name: 2A26 GA - TN
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2A26
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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