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Photographer: Sandra Hughes
Taken: November 21, 2010
Caption:
State of Tennessee Flag | Additional Description: Established in 1796 16th State of the Union
and Sevier County were part of the original State of Tennessee.
Former Territory South of the Ohio River
Sevierville and Sevier County were part of the Territory South of the Ohio River, A historic organized Territory of the United States corresponding to modern day Tennessee. It was formed by the southwest U.S. Federal Government by North Carolina. It passed from existence with Tennessee admission to the Union on June 1, 1796.
This was the official flag of the Territory and William Blount served as governor.
Submitted: November 26, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.
Database Locator Identification Number: p138010
File Size: 2.877 Megabytes
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