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Historical Markers in Guys, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of McNairy County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg McNairy County, TN (45) Chester County, TN (13) Hardeman County, TN (19) Hardin County, TN (631) Alcorn County, MS (69)  McNairyCounty(45) McNairy County (45)  ChesterCounty(13) Chester County (13)  HardemanCounty(19) Hardeman County (19)  HardinCounty(631) Hardin County (631)  AlcornCountyMississippi(69) Alcorn County (69)
Selmer is the county seat for McNairy County
Guys is in McNairy County
      McNairy County (45)  
ADJACENT TO MCNAIRY COUNTY
      Chester County (13)  
      Hardeman County (19)  
      Hardin County (631)  
      Alcorn County, Mississippi (69)  
 
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1 Tennessee, McNairy County, Guys — 4C 10 — Approach To ShilohApril 4, 1862
On U.S. 45 at milepost 0.2,, 1 mile south of Old U.S. 45, on the right when traveling north.
Leaving the Confederate base at Corinth, Miss. in a march which had begun the previous afternoon, the two corps of the Army of the Mississippi, commanded by Maj. Gens. Hardee and Folk, marched north along this road to unite with other units of the . . . Map (db m115229) HM
2 Tennessee, McNairy County, Guys — Historic Tennessee-Mississippi State LineSite of Shamrock Motel
On State Line Road at Old U.S. 45S, on the right when traveling south on State Line Road.
Since the 1930's the state line was known for illegal drugs, bootleg whiskey, gambling, and prostitution. Death, blood-shed, and illegal activities continued through the 1960's. Buford Pusser was elected McNairy County Sheriff in 1964 and his . . . Map (db m182309) HM
3 Tennessee, McNairy County, Guys — The 12th of August AmbushHistoric Site
On Sticine Road, 0.3 miles north of Jenkins Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Here on August 12, 1967, at the breaking of day, Sheriff Buford Pusser, accompanied by his wife Pauline, were answering a call to a disturbance on New Hope Road. A car drove up beside them and started firing into the sheriff’s car. Mrs. Pusser was . . . Map (db m223766) HM
4 Tennessee, McNairy County, Guys — The 12th of August AmbushHistoric Site
On Sticine Road at Davis Yancey Road, on the right when traveling south on Sticine Road.
Sheriff Pusser stopped his car here at this site, trying to check his wife’s injuries, the assailant’s car came back into sight and started firing into the sheriff’s car again. Mrs. Pusser was shot in the head this time and died. Sheriff Pusser was . . . Map (db m223767) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 16, 2024