Sevier's Birthplace
Historical highway marker A-34 · Shenandoah County
Near here was born John Sevier, pioneer and soldier, September 23, 1745. He was a leader in the Indian wars and at the battle of King's Mountain, 1780. He was the only governor of the short-lived state of Franklin and the first governor of Tennessee. Sevier died in Georgia, September 24, 1815.
Conservation & Development Commission, 1929