FIRST - County seat of McNairy County, TN
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N 35° 11.647 W 088° 29.894
16S E 363602 N 3895598
Marker about the town
Waymark Code: WMWTJK
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member model12
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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.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1823

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