Jackson Purchase - Paducah, Kentucky
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 37° 06.275 W 088° 37.948
16S E 354943 N 4107721
Historical marker of commemorating a large tract of land forming portions of both Kentucky and Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM6ETD
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ReedKyCacheFinders
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Text of marker:
Jackson Purchase

8,500 square mile area, former tribal lands of Chickasaw Indians. United States paid $300,000 for tract in 1818 after negotiations by General Andrew Jackson and Governor Isaac Shelby. Bordered by Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, now comprises Kentucky's eight and Tennessee's twenty westernmost counties.

Marker Name: Jackson Purchase

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Other

Marker Number (for official markers): 1006

Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways
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