Permanently settled 1783. Francis Dean build meeting house where Revolutionary Cemetery remains. Jan., 1793, commissioners of County Court, Jefferson Co., Territory South of the River Ohio, located county seat here. Dean donated land & Samuel Jack laid off town. Named for Martha Dandridge, wife of George Washington.

Marker is on Tennessee Route 92 0.1 miles east of U.S. 25W, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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