The first county seat of Bledsoe Co., was here. Buildings included a log jail on the hillock to the southeast. Members of its first court were Jno. Tollet, Jno. Narramore, Jesse McKinney, Michael Rawlings, Jos. Hoge, Jas. Standiver, Timothy Hixon, Wm. Christian & Jno. Durgin. It later moved to Pikeville, which grew up around a large spring.

Marker is at the intersection of Rankin Highway (U.S. 127) and Madison Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rankin Highway.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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