Secession Abandoned - Mayfield, KY
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Markerman62
N 36° 44.445 W 088° 38.125
16S E 353988 N 4067360
Located on South 7th Street at West South Street, Mayfield
Waymark Code: WM13HD2
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2020
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In May, 1861, delegates of seven Kentucky and twenty Tennessee westernmost counties, the Jackson Purchase, met in Mayfield. Belief in Southern cause, dissatisfaction with Kentucky adherence to Union and Tennessee delay joining South caused convention vote to secede and form a Confederate State. With Tennessee’s vote to secede, June 8, 1861, proposal abandoned.
Marker Name: Secession Abandoned
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 732
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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