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Randolph

Randolph is a Tennessee historical marker in in Crosstown, Tipton County.

Tipton Co., TN 3 (US 51), in Crosstown

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6½ miles. This Mississippi River hamlet was Memphis’ early rival for commercial supremacy & was the state’s biggest western shipping point in 1830. It declined after David Crockett’s plan for Hatchie–Tennessee River canal failed. The town was burned during the War Between the States.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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