Kingston Obelisk - Kingston, TN - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

Inscription on the bottom of the obelisk reads:

THE SECOND CAPITAL
OF TENNESSEE

IN 1806, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
TENNESSEE PASED A RESOLUTION
THAT ITS NEXT MEETING BE
"AT THE TOWN OF KINGSTON
NEAR SOUTH-WEST POINT."
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1807,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET AT
KINGSTON WHICH THUS BECAME THE
SECOND CAPITAL OF TENNESSEE.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNED
ON THE SAME DAY TO MEET
TWO DAYS LATER AT KNOXVILLE.

The obelisk is made of granite. sits at the corner of Cumberland St. and Kentucky St.

Address: Kentucky Ave. Kingston, TN Height: 15 ft. Illuminated: no Date Created/Placed: Not listed Website: Not listed

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