John H. Eaton

Historical marker location:

Franklin, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 31) and 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.)

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.