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Born on May 29, 1831, in Montgomery County, Joseph Buckner Killebrew was an ardent advocate for extending public education, encouraging immigration to the South, developing natural resources for industrialization and improving agriculture, all of which were New South principles. A prolific writer and public servant, in 1874 he published Resources of Tennessee. Tennessee's first Commissioner of Agriculture, Killebrew served in this position from 1875 to 1880. He and his wife Mary Catherine Wimberly Killebrew lived on this farm. Only weeks after her death, Killebrew died in March of 1906. They, along with numerous relatives, are buried in the adjacent cemetery.
Details
| HM Number | HM2NF3 |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Memorial |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Interpretative Marker / Sign |
| Marker Number | 3C 82 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission (Marker Number 3C 82) |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 at 7:15pm PST -08:00 |
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| Location Description | Marker is at the intersection of Rossview Road (State Highway 237) and Killebrew Road on Rossview Road. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 480712 N 4046763 |
| Decimal Degrees | 36.56611667, -87.21555000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 33.967', W 87° 12.933' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 33' 58.02" N, 87° 12' 55.98" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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