Near Halls in Lauderdale County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Key Corner

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 1, 2010

1. Key Corner Marker

Inscription. About 4 miles west on Forked Deer River, Henry Rutherford, North Carolina surveyor, chose a spot as the point of origin for his surveys of the Western District in 1785. To identify the "key corner" he carved his initials and surveyor's mark on a leaning sycamore tree there. He returned in 1819 and established a settlement also called Key Corner. He died in 1847 and is buried in the family burial plot east of that point.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 14.)

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 1785.

Location. 35° 55.046′ N, 89° 25.118′ W. Marker is near Halls, Tennessee, in Lauderdale County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 51) and Mill Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Davis Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Halls TN 38040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also

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in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dyersburg Army Airfield (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dyer County / Lauderdale County (approx. 2.1 miles away); Roark Bradford (approx. 2½ miles away); Robert J. Moody (approx. 6.2 miles away); Mrs. Rosa M. Parks (approx. 6.3 miles away); William Nash (approx. 6.3 miles away); First Three Phase Padmount Transformer (approx. 8.1 miles away); Dyer County WWII Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halls.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 1, 2010

2. Key Corner Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,645 times since then and 174 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.