Historical Marker

Willow Plunge

Historical marker location:
Franklin, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of Carnton Lane and Lewisburg Pike (U.S. 431) on Carnton Lane.)
Marker installed: 2001

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.