Gen. John Sevier

Gen. John Sevier (HM7JN)

Location: New Market, VA 22844 Shenandoah County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 38.88', W 78° 40.32'

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1745-1815

Frontiersman - famed Indian fighter - Revolutionary patriot - Co-Commander Battle of King's Mountain - first Governor of Tennessee and six times Governor - first Congressman west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Founder of New Market, Va in 1765. His fur trading post stood on this spot and the logs in this cabin are from the original building.
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 12:11am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 702592 N 4280287
Decimal Degrees38.64800000, -78.67200000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 38.88', W 78° 40.32'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 38' 52.80" N, 78° 40' 19.20" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 122 W Old Cross Rd, New Market VA 22844, US
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