County of marker: McNairy County
Location of marker: US-64 & Airport Rd., 7 miles W. of Adamsville
Marker erected by: Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Text:
4C 8
PURDY
4 miles northwest. Established in 1823,
it was the first county seat of McNairy County: here was Purdy University from 1855 to 1861. Glover's Trace ran though it from Middle Tennessee to the Mississippi Country. The county seat was moved in 1890.
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