Tennessee / Kentucky

Tennessee / Kentucky (HMKBM)

Location: Winfield, TN 37892 Scott County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 35.736', W 84° 26.356'

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Tennessee
Scott County
Established 1849: named in honor of
General Winfield Scott
Veteran of War of 1812; successful commander of southern thrust into Mexico City during the Mexican War; served as Chief of Staff of the Army until 1862 & was military adviser to the President until his death.

Kentucky
An Iroquois word meaning Meadow Land. It was visited by Indian tribes from as far west as the Rocky Mountains before 1750. The first white settlement was at Harrodsburg in 1774. Kentucky was the second district west of the Alleghenies to be settled and the first (1792) to become a state.
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HM NumberHMKBM
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Marker Number1 F 10
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 3:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 729067 N 4053065
Decimal Degrees36.59560000, -84.43926667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 35.736', W 84° 26.356'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 35' 44.16" N, 84° 26' 21.36" W
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Area Code(s)423, 615
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 27227 Scott Hwy, Winfield TN 37892, US
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