Oaklawn Garden

Oaklawn Garden (HM1GGR)

Location: Germantown, TN 38138 Shelby County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 4.807', W 89° 48.127'

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The house was built in 1854 on Wm. Carter's land. Its 493 acres were subdivided in 1872. In 1918 Fritz Hussy and Mamie Cloyes owned and named 20 acres Oaklawn Garden. Harry and Becky Cloyes established a botanical garden and museum of historic items, including; Germantown's 1942 fire truck and the first jail, a Southern Railway 1889 boxcar and a Norfolk and Western 1944 caboose.
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HM NumberHM1GGR
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Placed ByGermantown Historic Committee
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 12:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 244516 N 3885519
Decimal Degrees35.08011667, -89.80211667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 4.807', W 89° 48.127'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 4' 48.42" N, 89° 48' 7.62" W
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Area Code(s)901
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7831 Poplar Pike, Germantown TN 38138, US
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