AL-TN on Natchez Trace Parkway -- nr Cypress Inn TN
N 35° 00.315 W 087° 49.287
16S E 425045 N 3873933
This border monument is located at the AL-TN state line along the Natchez Trace parkway.
Waymark Code: WMWV6J
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2017
Views: 4
The border monument with a historical lesson about the establishment of this border stands along the Natchez Trace parkway as you leave Tennessee and head into Alabama.
The sign reads as follows:
"[L side]
[AL state seal and flower]
[Central]
STATE LINE
In 1663, King Charles II of England granted the colony of Carolina all land between 31 and 36 degrees north latitude from the Atlantic Ocean "West in a direct line as far as the South Seas."
The separation of North and South Carolina fixed the boundary between them at 35 degrees in 1735. North Carolina's release of land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains permitted establishment of the state of Tennessee with the same southern boundary.
John Coffee, one of Andrew Jackson's generals at the Battle of New Orleans, supervised survey of the lines between 1817 and 1822.
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
[R side]
[TN state seal and flower]"
Monumentation Type: Wooden Post
Monument Category: State boundary marker
Accessible to general public: yes
Historical significance: From the central panel:
"STATE LINE
In 1663, King Charles II of England granted the colony of Carolina all land between 31 and 36 degrees north latitude from the Atlantic Ocean "West in a direct line as far as the South Seas."
The separation of North and South Carolina fixed the boundary between them at 35 degrees in 1735. North Carolina's release of land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains permitted establishment of the state of Tennessee with the same southern boundary.
John Coffee, one of Andrew Jackson's generals at the Battle of New Orleans, supervised survey of the lines between 1817 and 1822.
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service"
County: Wayne Co. TN - Lauderdale Co. A:L
Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed
Monument Category (if other): Not listed
Explain Non-Public access: Not listed
Monument Website: Not listed
USGS Quad: Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Other Coordinates: Not Listed
Other Coordinates details: Not listed
Approximate date of monument: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.