Hardeman County / Fayette County Marker
Posted by: YoSam.
N 35° 18.527 W 089° 11.214
16S E 301178 N 3909480
name for people who influenced the area..
Waymark Code: WM11Q5Q
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2019
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County of marker: Hardeman/Fayette Counties
Location of marker: US-64, 1 mile W. of Furgeson Rd., Whiteville
Erected by: Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Text:
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★ HARDEMAN COUNTY ★
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Established 1823: named in honor of
THOMAS JONES HARDEMAN
Captain in War of 1812; colonel of Tennessee militia in the fighting before New Orleans; quartermaster, Jackson’s Natchez expedition, 1812. One of the commissioners who established Bolivar in 1825. Moving to Texas in 1830, he was prominent in the fight for independence; he later became a member of the Congress of that Republic.
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★ FAYETTE COUNTY ★
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Established 1824: named in honor of
MARQUIS de LaFAYETTE
A French nobleman – patriot and distinguished soldier who rendered invaluable service to the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War.