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 Tennessee
State Symbols |
 Tennessee
Place-Names |  Flags of
Tennessee
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| County |
Established |
Named
in honor of |
| Davidson |
1783 |
Brigadier General
William Lee Davidson of North
Carolina, distinguished officer
in the Revolutionary War. He
served with the Army at Valley
Forge and was killed in action at
Cowan's Ford, North Carolina,
1781. |
| Decatur |
1845 |
Commodore Stephen
Decatur, naval officer who won
fame in the war with Tripoli, his
chief exploit being the recapture
and destruction of the frigate
"Philadelphia." He
later served with distinction in
the War of 1812. |
| DeKalb |
1837 |
Baron Johann DeKalb,
Bavarian officer who accompanied
Lafayette to America in 1777. He
was appointed major general in
the Continental Army and was
killed at the Battle of Camden in
1780 while commanding Delaware
and Maryland troops. |
| Dickson |
1803 |
Dr. William Dickson,
Nashville physician; speaker of
the Tennessee House of
Representatives, 1799-1801;
member of Congress, 1801-07. |
| Dyer |
1823 |
Colonel Robert Henry
Dyer who served valiantly under
General Andrew Jackson in the
Natchez Expedition; the Creek
War; War of 1812, including the
decisive Battle of New Orleans;
and the Seminole War, 1818. |
| Fayette |
1824 |
Marquis
de Lafayette, French nobleman,
patriot, and distinguished
soldier who rendered invaluable
service to the American Colonies
during the Revolutionary War. |
| Fentress |
1823 |
James Fentress, speaker
of the Tennessee House of
Representatives, an office which
he held for four terms. |
| Franklin |
1807 |
Benjamin
Franklin,
printer, publisher, diplomat,
author, philosopher, scientist,
and statesman. Most notable
achievements in statecraft were
his representation of the
Thirteen Colonies at the Court of
France, his part in drafting the
Declaration of Independence, and
his part in concluding the treaty
with England which gave the
Colonies their independence. He
was a member of the
Constitutional Convention of
1787. |
| Gibson |
1823 |
Colonel John Gibson, who
served with distinction under
General Andrew Jackson in the
Natchez Expedition, 1812-13, and
in the Creek Wars. |
| Giles |
1809 |
Senator William B. Giles
of Virginia, one of the strongest
advocates for the admission of
Tennessee to the Union. He served
in the U.S. Senate from 1804-15
and was governor of Virginia,
1827-30. |
| Grainger |
1796 |
Mary Grainger (later
Mrs. William Blount), official
first lady of the Southwest
Territory, 1791-96. |
| Greene |
1783 |
Nathanael
Greene,
Major General in the
Revolutionary Army. After
fighting at Trenton, Bandywine,
Germantown, and serving at Valley
Forge, he became quartermaster
general of the Army. He later
took command of the Army in the
South, where his brilliant
leadership helped bring about the
end of the war. |
| Grundy |
1844 |
Felix Grundy of
Virginia, who served as chief
justice of the Kentucky Supreme
Court; represenative in Congress
from Tennessee, 1811-14; U.S.
senator, 1829-38; and attorney
general in President Van Buren's
Cabinet. He was again serving as
U.S. senator at the time of his
death in 1840. |
Source: Tennessee Blue Book
1991 - 1994
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