John Murrell - Jackson TN
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N 35° 36.686 W 088° 55.990
16S E 324906 N 3942572
John Murrell - Jackson TN
Waymark Code: WM1WFZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2007
Views: 36
8 mi. S. lived the notorious bandit and outlaw, born 1804 in Williamson Co. Leader of the "Mystic Clan", he fomented slave insurrections and terrorized the lower Mississippi Valley for years. He died at Pikeville in 1844 after serving a prison term for slave stealing. His unsavory career has been coniderally embellished through legand and fiction.
Marker Name: John Murrell
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 4D 11
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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