RHEA COUNTY / HAMILTON COUNTY 2 B 16
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RHEA COUNTY / HAMILTON COUNTY 2 B 16
Waymark Code: WM25R9
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2007
Views: 36
SOUTH SIDE:
RHEA COUNTY 2 B 16
Established 1807: named in honor of JOHN RHEA
Revolutionary veteran, who fought at King's mountain. Delegate to the North Carolina Convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution; member of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1796,, State House of Representatives, 1796-97 & of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1803-15 & 1817-23. One of the early leaders in higher education.
NORTH SIDE:
HAMILTON COUNTY
Established 1819: Named in honor of ALEXANDER HAMILTON who served with distinction in the Revolutionary War; member of Constitutional Convention. 1787; Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington, 1789-95.
Marker Name: RHEA COUNTY
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 2 B 16
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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