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42 South Main Street

Businesses Which have operated at this site

— A Tennessee Bicentennial Project, 1986 —

 
 
42 South Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, August 20, 2021
1. 42 South Main Street Marker
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Business which have operated at this site
40 South Main Street
Davis Dry Goods • Timberlake & Buckley Furniture • George Council General Store • Thomas W, Stegall Dry Goods • Lexington Dry Goods • L.H. Petty Barber Shop • Lexington Barber Shop
 
Erected 1986.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.
 
Location. 35° 38.954′ N, 88° 23.606′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Tennessee, in Henderson County. It is on South Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 South Main Street, Lexington TN 38351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 40 South Main Street (here, next to this marker); 38 South Main Street (here, next to this marker); 50 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 52 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 54 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Main Street & Monroe Ave (within shouting distance of this marker); 58 South Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 26 Monroe Avenue (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
 
42 South Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, August 20, 2021
2. 42 South Main Street Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2021, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 16, 2026