Bledsoe County
N 35° 34.192 W 085° 06.480
16S E 671452 N 3937889
Nice historic sign on Hwy30
Waymark Code: WM1XDV
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2007
Views: 31
* Bledsoe County *
Established 1807: named in honor of Anthony Bledsoe
Captain in the Colonial Army from Virginia, major in the Revolutionary Army and a colonel of Tennessee militia. One of the first settlers of Sumner County, he was killed near his home by Indians in 1789.
Marker Name: Bledsoe County
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 2B8
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historic Commission
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