Three States Cornerstone Historical Marker - Cumberland Gap, TN
N 36° 36.019 W 083° 40.091
17S E 261333 N 4053850
This historical marker is located on Pennlyn Ave near the corner of Llewelyn St in Cumberland Gap, TN. It refers to a marker at the point where Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky meet.
Waymark Code: WM3X45
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2008
Views: 33
The marker reads:
"ID 14
Three States Cornerstone
<<--1 1/2 mi.--<<
The cornerstone for Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee is on Three States Peak. The first Virginia-North Carolina (later Tennessee) boundary at this point was surveyed in 1779 by Dr. Thomas Walker and Col. Richard Henderson. The present line and corner were established by compromise following a controversy in 1802. A Supreme Court decision in 1903 finally approved the location.
Tennessee Historical Commission"
Marker Name: Three States Cornerstone
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Monument
Marker Number: ID 14
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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