AL-TN on Natchez Trace Parkway -- nr Cypress Inn TN - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The border monument with a historical lesson about the establishment of this border stands along the Natchez Trace parkway as you leave Tennessee and head into Alabama.

The sign reads as follows:

"[L side]
[AL state seal and flower]

[Central]
STATE LINE

In 1663, King Charles II of England granted the colony of Carolina all land between 31 and 36 degrees north latitude from the Atlantic Ocean "West in a direct line as far as the South Seas."

The separation of North and South Carolina fixed the boundary between them at 35 degrees in 1735. North Carolina's release of land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains permitted establishment of the state of Tennessee with the same southern boundary.

John Coffee, one of Andrew Jackson's generals at the Battle of New Orleans, supervised survey of the lines between 1817 and 1822.

United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service

[R side]
[TN state seal and flower]"

Monumentation Type: Wooden Post Monument Category: State boundary marker Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: From the central panel: "STATE LINE In 1663, King Charles II of England granted the colony of Carolina all land between 31 and 36 degrees north latitude from the Atlantic Ocean "West in a direct line as far as the South Seas." The separation of North and South Carolina fixed the boundary between them at 35 degrees in 1735. North Carolina's release of land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains permitted establishment of the state of Tennessee with the same southern boundary. John Coffee, one of Andrew Jackson's generals at the Battle of New Orleans, supervised survey of the lines between 1817 and 1822. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service" County: Wayne Co. TN - Lauderdale Co. A:L Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Monument Website: Not listed USGS Quad: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed Approximate date of monument: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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