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Fort Nashborough (2)
in Fort Nashboroough on 1st Avenue North 0.1 miles south of Church Street, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 9' 51.48",
-86° 46' 31.319976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Named in memory of General Nash of North Carolina, who fell at Germantown, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1777, in the War of The Revolution .
Erected on the bluff near this location by the pioneers of the Cumberland settlement in the year 1780, as a central fort of defense against Indian attacks.
Was the scene of many noted historical events, especially the Indian attack of April 2, 1781, known as
The Battle of the Bluff.
This representation of the original fort was built by appropriations from the State of Tennessee, the County of Davidson and the City of Nashville through the patriotic work of the Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the persevering efforts of the four Nashville Chapters: Viz: Cumberland, General James Robertson, Campbell, and Colonel Thomas McCrory.
Erected in 1930, - the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of what now is the City of Nashville.
Erected 1930 by Tennessee Society Daughters Of The American Revolution.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
See more historic sites related to Tennessee in the Revolution.
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Fort Nashborough (2) Historical Marker Location Map, Nashville, Tennessee Map
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