Greasy Cove Racetrack - 1A39 - Erwin, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 07.440 W 082° 26.451
17S E 370339 N 3998663
Greasy Cove Racetrack was the site of a horse race in which a young Andrew Jackson rode -- and lost.
Waymark Code: WM5HQ9
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2009
Views: 20
Just off I-26, Exit 40, towards Erwin, TN.
Sign text:
In the valley 500 yards north were held many kinds of frontier diversions, including racing on a half-mile semi-circular track. Here, in 1788, Andrew Jackson, then 21 years old, rode his horse in a match race against a horse belonging to Col. Robert Love, ridden by a professional jockey. Jackson lost.
Nothing remains of the track, but there is another monument plaque closer to downtown Erwin. Andrew Jackson rode as his jockey was sick with a fever. Jackson later became a US president.
Marker Name: Greasy Cove Racetrack
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 1A39
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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