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Location: Jackson, TN 38305 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 39.595', W 88° 51.322'

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This is the house where John Luther Jones was living, at the time of his death at the throttle of his engine, "Old 382", at Vaughan, Miss., April 30, 1900. A folk song has immortalized his name.

"All the switchmen knew by the engine's moan's, that the man at the throttle was Casey Jones."
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HM NumberHMZI6
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Marker Number4D 32
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 4:41pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 332055 N 3947814
Decimal Degrees35.65991667, -88.85536667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 39.595', W 88° 51.322'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 39' 35.70" N, 88° 51' 19.32" W
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Area Code(s)731
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40 Casey Jones Ln, Jackson TN 38305, US
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