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Purdy

McNairy County, Tennessee
Historical Marker Database · Judith Barber
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Purdy, four miles northwest, was established in 1823 as the first county seat of McNairy County. Glover’s Trace ran through it from Middle Tennessee to the Mississippi Country, and Purdy University was located there from 1855 to 1861. The county seat was moved in 1890.
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