Gen. John Sevier
1745-1815
Frontiersman - famed Indian fighter - Revolutionary patriot - Co-Commander Battle of King's Mountain - first Governor of Tennessee and six times Governor - first Congressman west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Founder of New Market, Va in 1765. His fur trading post stood on this spot and the logs in this cabin are from the original building.
Marker is at the intersection of South Congress Street (U.S. 11) and Old Cross Road (also called Lee Highway) (Virginia Route 211), on the right when traveling south on South Congress Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
