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County: Bell
Kentucky-Tennessee Boundary
Marker Number:
1868
Location:
At Kentucky-Tennessee Boundary
The easternmost boundary between Ky. and Tenn. began at seven pines and two black oaks, surveyor's point of reference, about 11/2 mi. south of Cumberland Gap. Surveys by Steele and Looney (1821) and Matthews (1826) were among those run before controversy settled by Cox and Peebles, 1858-59. Stone-marked line became official boundary between the two states.