Jefferson County / Cocke County
Side A
* Jefferson County *
Established 1792: named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of State; formerly member of the Continental Congress; principal author of the Declaration of Independence; later Governor of Virginia; Vice-President and President of the United States.
Side B
* Cocke County *
Established 1797: named in honor of
Senator William Cocke
(1796, 1797, 1799 TO 1805)
An officer of the Revolutionary Army; one of the leaders of the State of Franklin and member of the Legislature of the Territory South of te Ohio River.
Marker is on Tennessee Route 35, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
