Dyer County / Lauderdale County
(obverse)
Dyer County
Established 1823; named in honor of
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.
(reverse)
Lauderdale County
Established 1835; named in honor of
Colonel James Lauderdale
who was killed leading a charge of his regiment of Tennessee troops against the British at the Battle of New Orleans, Dec. 23, 1814.
Marker is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 51) south of Unionville Road / Old Hwy 20 (Tennessee Route 210), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
