Fulton in Fulton County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Jackson Purchase

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

1. Jackson Purchase Marker

Inscription. 8,500 sq. mi. area, former tribal lands of Chickasaw Indians. U.S. paid $300,000 for tract in 1818 after negotiations by Gen. Andrew Jackson and Gov. Isaac Shelby. Bordered by Tenn., Ohio and Miss. Rivers. Now comprises Ky.'s 8 and Tenn.'s 20 westernmost counties.

Erected 1962 by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 169.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 36° 30.149′ N, 88° 53.536′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Kentucky, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of West State Line Street (Kentucky Route 116) and West Highland Drive (U.S. 45), on the right when traveling west on West State Line Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 W Highland Dr, Fulton KY 42042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founding Father (approx. 0.8 miles away); Isham Browder's Grave (approx. 3.2 miles away); Feliciana (approx. 6½ miles away); Pioneer Spirit (approx. 8.1 miles away); Bayou de Chine Church

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(approx. 8.2 miles away); Casey Jones (approx. 8.6 miles away); Two Successful Raids (approx. 9.8 miles away); Mt. Zion Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 9.9 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Bivouac (was approx. 8.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Jackson Purchase. More details about the land purchase, which took more than two years to complete. (McKenzie Martin, ExploreKYHistory) (Submitted on February 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 27, 2022

2. Jackson Purchase Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.