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Neill S. Brown (1810-1886)

Neill Ave just north of Main St, Nashville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 10' 33.299976", -86° 45' 27.72"
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Located 125 yards north is the site of Idlewild, home of Neil S. Brown, native of Giles County and fourteenth governor of Tennessee, 1848-1850. The only governor to live in East Nashville, he is credited with naming the city of Edgefield. Appointed United States Minister to Russia in 1850, and in 1870 was a member of the State Constitutional Convention.



Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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