Historical Marker

Forrest's Big Show

Historical marker location:
Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee
( Marker can be reached from Wildersville Road, 0.2 miles Tennessee Route 22, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2015

The first known protest against British taxation in America occurred in Tennessee in 1768, more than a decade before the famous Boston Tea Party. A group of settlers in the Watauga Association signed a petition protesting the British government's attempt to impose taxes on them without their consent.