On Liberty Valley Road 0.4 miles south of Emmet Pickle Road, on the left when traveling south.
Born in Essex Co., Va., Feb. 22, 1744, he served as an officer in the Revolution, besides making substantial financial contributions to the cause. At the war's end, instead of
reimbursement, he accepted a large grant in this area, naming his . . . — — Map (db m160574) HM
About four miles northeast is buried Joseph Greer, son of Andrew Greer, an early member of the Watauga Settlement in East Tennessee. After fighting at King's Mountain, he made a rapid overland trip to Philadelphia, where he officially reported the . . . — — Map (db m31546) HM
On Three Hundred Dollar Road 0.3 miles west of Bledsoe Road, on the left when traveling west.
Joseph Greer, age 26, son of Andrew
Greer, an early member of the Watauga
Settlement in East Tennessee, fought at
the battle of Kings Mountain on
Oct. 7, 1780. He alone made the overland
trip from the battlefield to Philadelphia
where he . . . — — Map (db m146818) HM
On Lewisburg Highway (U.S. 431) 0.2 miles south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Lincoln County
Established 1809; named in honor of
Major Gen. Benjamin Lincoln
of the Revolutionary Army. After service at Saratoga, he was put in Chief Command in the
Southern Colonies. Later, he was Secretary of War under the . . . — — Map (db m160583) HM
On Railroad Street at Lane Street, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Street.
Petersburg Colored Elementary School was the only African American School in Petersburg, Tennessee. It burned in 1944. The following year a new two-room school was constructed for students in grades first through eighth. To separate the student body . . . — — Map (db m196533) HM
