Huntingdon in Carroll County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Nathan Nesbitt
By Ken Smith, August 6, 2011
1. Nathan Nesbitt Marker
Lived and is buried about 3½ miles southeast. On December 9, 1822, he made a trail through the woods to the new county seat, carrying a crosscut saw. Arrived at Huntingdon, he sawed a door in the new log courthouse and thus, as Chairman of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, opened the first session of the court.Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 9.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission marker series.
Location. 36° 0.421′ N, 88° 24.39′ W. Marker is in Huntingdon, Tennessee, in Carroll County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 70) and Buena Vista Road, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntingdon TN 38344, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Isaac R. Hawkins (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Racetrack (approx. 3 miles away); Alexis de Tocqueville At Sandy Bridge
By Ken Smith, February 18, 2012
2. Nathan Nesbitt Marker
This is near the parking lot of Wendy's Restaurant.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2019. This page originally submitted on February 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 701 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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