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Boyhood Home of Ray H. Jenkins
1897 - 1980
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By Judith Barber, November 13, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Boyhood Home of Ray H. Jenkins Marker | | |
Inscription. Known as the “Terror of Tellico Plains,” this eminent Knoxville lawyer gained national fame as Chief Counsel at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. He defended more than 600 persons on trial for their lives and never lost a one to the electric chair.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 34.)
Location. 35° 22.028′ N, 84° 17.98′ W. Marker is in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, in Monroe County. Marker is at the intersection of Cherohala Skyway (Tennessee Route 165) and Hunt Street, on the right when traveling west on Cherohala Skyway. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200-298 Cherohala Skyway, Tellico Plains TN 37385, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Fort Loudoun Massacre (here, next to this marker); Scott Mansion (approx. 1.4 miles away); Early Gold Mining (approx. 7.5 miles away); Old Federal Road (approx. 8 miles away); Estes Kefauver (approx. 10.6 miles away); John Crawford Vaughan (approx. 11.1 miles away); Lost Sea (approx. 13.8 miles away); Tenasee Cherokee Village (approx. 15.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Tellico Plains.
Also see . . . | | | | 
By Judith Barber, October 11, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Boyhood Home of Ray H. Jenkins Marker | | Boyhood Home of Ray H Jenkins marker and Fort Loudon Massacre marker are side by side. | | |
Ray Howard Jenkins. Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture (Submitted on November 17, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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| | | 3. Book written by: Ray H. Jenkins | | "The Terror of Tellico Plains" | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 2. submitted on October 12, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 3. submitted on November 17, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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