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 Old Agency 2B 6 - Meigs County, TN
N 35° 22.291 W 084° 54.508
16S E 690003 N 3916251
A Tennessee Historical Commission Sign on Hwy 58 in Meigs County, TN
Waymark Code: WM17YKW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2023
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Old Agency
About 1 mile east, at the mouth of Agency Creek, the U.S. Agency for the Cherokees was located from 1816 to 1821. Here, on July 8. 1817, Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, Governor Joseph McMinn, and David Meriwether, U.S. Commissioners, concluded a treaty with the Cherokee Nation, in which important land cessions were made.
Marker Name: Old Agency
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2B 6
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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