Nashville (Tenn.)
Item
- Title
- Nashville (Tenn.)
- Alternate name
- Nashboro (Tenn.)
- Nashborough (Tenn.)
- French Lick (Tenn.)
- Nachville (Tenn.)
- Description
- Nashville originated as Fort Nashborough, named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash. It was constructed next to the pre-existing French trading post of French Lick, which was folded into the growing settlement. It was incorporated as a city in 1806, and became the county seat of Davidson County. It served as state capital 1812-1817, and became the capital again in 1826. It was named the permanent capital in 1843.
- Has beginning
- 1779
- Identifier
- USGS GNIS ID: 1652484
- U.S. Census code: 52000
- Parent division/institution
- Davidson County (Tenn.)
- Related resource
- The official website of Nashville, Tennessee
- Latitude
- -86.774444
- Longitude
- 36.162222
- Item sets
- Cities and towns--Miscellaneous
Linked resources
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Calvert, William Woodson | Person |
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Bibb, William | Person |
Carter, Joseph A. | Person |
Hines, George | Person |
Hines, Jasper | Person |
Johnston, William | Person |
Shouse, William | Person |
Stark, Joseph | Person |
Turner, Joseph | Person |
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Calvert, William Woodson | Person |
Carter, Henry | Person |
Stark, Joseph | Person |
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Colsher, William H. | Person |
Fitzgerald, William | Person |
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Fitzgerald, William | Person |
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Calvert, William Woodson | Person |
Calvert, Willis | Person |
Foster, Jesse Harding | Person |