TRANSYLVANIA PURCHASE ~1A 52 - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

TRANSYLVANIA PURCHASE ~1A 52

In this valley, march 17, 1775, the Transylvania Company, led by Richard Henderson, John Williams, Thomas and Nathaniel Hart, bought from the Cherokee, led by Chief Oconostota, all lands between the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers. Over 20 million acres sold for 2000 Pounds Sterling and goods worth 8000 Pounds.

Marker Name: TRANSYLVANIA PURCHASE ~1A 52 Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Other Marker Number: 1A 52 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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