Historical Marker
312-320 E. Lafayette
Historical marker location:
312 E Lafayette St, Jackson, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of East Lafayette Street and North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on East Lafayette Street.)
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.