Athens 

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Marker Text: ​Founded 1850. Named for Athens, Greece. Supply and military training headquarters during Civil War. Sent army about 1,000 men. Center for manufacturing and agriculture. Home of annual Old Fiddlers' Contest and of Henderson County Junior College. Black-eyed peas capital of the world. (1964) 

Marker No: 9413

20 x 20 Aluminum Subject Marker

Geographic: ​32° 11.479′ N, 95° 51.128′ W

Location: ​South Palestine Street (State Highway 19) 0.2 miles north of East Cayuga Drive (Farm to Market Road 59)