Jesse Duncan - 1A 26 - Johnson City, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 21.881 W 082° 23.666
17S E 374900 N 4025301
First white man killed by Indians in northeast Tennessee
Waymark Code: WM55PA
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2008
Views: 23
Sign text: Two and one quarter miles east, on a ridge north of the road, is the grave of this pioneer, who was killed and scalped by Indians in 1765. He was the first white man known to have been slain in this area. A monument marks the site.
Marker Name: Jesse Duncan
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 1A 26
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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