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Semifinalists were announced for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards, including players from South Pittsburg, Marion County, Meigs County, Cleveland and...
After clinging to a four-point lead at the half, No. 13 Tennessee scored 24 unanswered second-half points to take down No. 6 Kentucky, 34-6, in front of a ra...
A former Tennessee police officer has been convicted of assault and attempted official oppression after prosecutors said he handcuffed a crying 3-year-old ch...
After clinging to a four-point lead at the half, No. 13 Tennessee scored 24 unanswered second-half points to take down No. 6 Kentucky, 34-6, in front of a ra...
A former Tennessee police officer has been convicted of assault and attempted official oppression after prosecutors said he handcuffed a crying 3-year-old ch...
Jasper, the seat of Marion County, is named for William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina. It was laid out in 1820, when the county seat moved here from Cheekville, near Whitwell, about 12 miles northeast.
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The town stands on land of Elizabeth "Betsy" Pack, born Elizabeth Lowery, daughter of the Cherokee chief John Lowery and the respected Cherokee woman Nannie Watts, who lived in a house about 60 yards from the present marker after her marriage. Sources differ on the terms: a state marker says she donated the ground for the town, while Wikipedia says the land was leased for $1.
Her descendants and friends gather twice a year to place flowers at her marker at the courthouse, and the town's main north-south street is named for her.
Sources
The Historical Marker Database: Betsy Pack (Tennessee Historical Commission)
Wikipedia: Jasper, Tennessee
Coordinates
35.0666030, -85.6147370
Local Time
7:01 PM America/New_York
County
Marion County
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