State Seal-1A 87
N 36° 17.989 W 082° 28.033
17S E 368261 N 4018202
Talks about the development of the state seal
Waymark Code: WM5YD1
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2009
Views: 15
One-quater mile SW on the main street of Jonesboro stood the silversmith shop of William and Mathew Atkinson. designer and engravers of the Great Seal of the state Tennessee. Althrough authorized by the Tennessee Constitution of 1796, the seal was first used on April 24, 1802, by Archibaid Roane, the second governor. Because legislative failure to provide for the seal, the first governor, john Sevier, used personal seals during his first three terms.
Marker Name: State Seal
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 1A 87
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
THC
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