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Demonbreun's Cave

1700 Omohumdro Dr., Nashville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 9' 39.042", -86° 42' 31.89996"
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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
 
Jaques-Timothe De Montbrun, French Canadian fur trader and later lieutenant governor of the Illinois Country, visited in this area as early as 1769. On at least one occasion he took refuge in the cave 0.9 mile N. when attacked by Indians. He settled in Nashville in 1790, living there until his death in 1826.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Demonbreun's Cave was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 07, 1980.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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