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Home Tennessee Sumner County Goodlettsville Historical Markers First Long Hunters

First Long Hunters

Caldwell Drive near Jackson Road, Goodlettsville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 19' 21", -86° 41' 24.659988"
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1765, Henry Skaggs, his brothers, Charles and Richard, and Joseph Drake and a group of other long hunters were the first Anglo-Saxons to explore this area. They made their campsite at Mansker's Lick, opening the doorway for the future settlement of Goodlettsville and Middle Tennessee.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission

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