Circa 1849 - 1917
On July 1, 1898, Lt. Ray planted the United States flag on San Juan Hill, Cuba, amid a hail of enemy bullets during the Spanish American War. For his heroic courage in action. Ray received a battlefield promotion. He served in the U.S. Army from 1872 to 1903, first in the Indian Wars as a Buffalo Soldier (10th U.S.Cavairy, Colored), later in Cuba and the Philippines. Born a slave on the Ray farm near Jonesboro, he purchased Woodrow Avenue property in 1904. Alfred M. Ray is buried in College Hill Cemetery.| HM Number | HMF2G |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 1A 109 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 1:50am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 367524 N 4017294 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.29153333, -82.47526667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 17.492', W 82° 28.516' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 17' 29.52" N, 82° 28' 30.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 423 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 204-298 S 2nd Ave, Jonesborough TN 37659, US |
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