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Jackson as a Duellist Fred A Olds Writes of Old Hickory Meeting With Col Avery
Andrew Jackson known as Old Hickory is traced from his boyhood in the Waxhaw region to Salisbury North Carolina and later moves through Burke and Washington counties. The piece discusses birthplace claims by North and South Carolina, Avery’s influence as attorney general, and Jackson’s early legal training with Col Waightstill Avery and the formation of Tennessee.
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United States
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
Waxhaw Settlement
North
South Carolina
Jackson
Salisbury
North Carolina
Tennessee
Avery
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Jones County
Cornwallis
Guiford Court House
Burke
Morganton
Waightstill Avery
Washington
Jonesboro
Davidson
Washington County
Nashville
Franklin
John Sevier
Great
Blue Ridge Mountains
James Robertson