Jonesboro Turnpike - 1A69 - Bristol, TN
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 36° 33.139 W 082° 09.526
17S E 396293 N 4045836
The Jonesboro Turnpike was an important mail and stagecoach route
Waymark Code: WM75V8
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2009
Views: 10
Sign text:
It crosses the highway here. Originally a branch of the Great War
and Trading Path, it was later an important route from Virginia to
the west. The first mail route between Richmond and Washington
ran over it. Many notables used it, including Andrew Jackson,
enroute to his first inauguration.
Marker Name: Jonesboro Turnpike
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number: 1A69
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commmission
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