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North Carolina-TN, Cocke Co. Line

North Carolina-TN, Cocke Co. Line is a Tennessee historical marker in Cocke County.

TN 9 (US 25W & US 70), at Cocke Co. Line state line

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Cocke County: Established 1797, named in honor of Senator William Cocke (1796, 1797, 1799 to 1805). North Carolina: One of the original 13 colonies, named reportedly for England's Charles II. Virginia Dare, first child born of white parents on the North American Continent, was born in the "lost colony", August 18, 1587. The first permanent settlement was made at mouth of Cape Fear River in 1660.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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