Tennessee - Campbell County
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Kentucky
Campbell County
Established 1806: reportedly named in honor of Col. Arthur Campbell. Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses; Commanded 70th Regiment Virginia Militia, in the Revolution; Commissioner for negotiation of Indian Treaties in 1781.
Kentucky
An Iroquois word meaning Meadow Land. It was visited by Indian tribes from as far west as the Rocky Mountains before 1750. The first white settlement was at Harrodsburg in 1744. Kentucky was the second district west of the Alleghenies to be settled and the first (1792) to become a state.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1 D1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 36° 35.482′ N, 84° 7.57′ W. Marker is in Jellico, Tennessee, in Campbell County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 25 and State Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 25. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jellico TN 37762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee and in the Cumberland Plateau. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kirby Smith Invades Kentucky (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grace Moore
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More about this marker. It should be noted that although the marker virtually straddles the Tennessee/Kentucky border, both sides were produced by the Tennessee Historical Commission.
Also see . . . Arthur Campbell (Virginia). (Submitted on July 9, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 9, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
