Gen. Jacob Jennings Brown
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Markerman62
N 35° 35.700 W 089° 15.735
16S E 295054 N 3941385
In front of the Brownsville City Hall on TN76.
Waymark Code: WMNA72
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2015
Views: 5
Born May 9, 1775, Bucks County, PA. Appointed Brig. Gen. U.S. Army July 19, 1813. Distinguished himself in War of 1812 at Ogdensburg, Sackett's Harbor, Was severely wounded at Niagara. Senior officer of U.S. Army at war's end. First commissioners named Brownsville in his honor. General-in-Chief U.S. Army from 1821 until his death Feb. 24, 1828.
Marker Name: Gen. Jacob Jennings Brown
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
The Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Tennessee. Brownsville Chapter-L.J.S.-S.P.
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