Founder Capt. William Shannon

Founder Capt. William Shannon (HM2J7X)

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N 38° 12.651', W 85° 12.939'

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1740 - 1794


Surveyor - Patriot - Statesman
Conductor General - Commissary
Quartermaster General-Ill. W.D.
under
Gen. George Rogers Clark
Donated
One Acre for Shelby County
Court House Square
Oct. 16, 1792
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HM NumberHM2J7X
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1938
Placed ByIssac Shelby Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Shelby County Fiscal Court and Newton S. Shannon
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, July 29th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 656217 N 4230714
Decimal Degrees38.21085000, -85.21565000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 12.651', W 85° 12.939'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 12' 39.06" N, 85° 12' 56.34" W
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