Washington County and Carter County
N 36° 19.600 W 082° 18.838
17S E 382062 N 4020982
Talks about how washington and carter counties and how they got there names
Waymark Code: WM6261
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2009
Views: 19
Established 1777: named in honor of George Washington
Colonel in the Coloniel Army: Commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Army and First President of the United States of America.
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Carter County:
Established 1796: named in honor of Landon Carter
treasurer of Washington and Hamilton Districts, Speaker of the first state of Franklin Senate, later its secretary of State, also Lieutenant Colonel of washington district militia.
Marker Name: Washington county
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 1A 31
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
THC
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