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North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Houston's Law Office

 
 
Houston's Law Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020
1. Houston's Law Office Marker
Inscription. Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, moved to Nashville in 1818 to study law with Judge James Trimble. Admitted to the bar later that year, Houston practiced in Lebanon, Tenn., before returning to Nashville to serve as District Attorney (1819-21). In 1821, he opened a law office near this site. He was elected a U.S. Congressman (1823-27), Governor of Tenn. (1827-29), and President of the Republic of Texas (1836-38).
 
Erected 1999 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 106.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndustry & CommerceLaw Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
 
Location. 36° 10.104′ N, 86° 46.738′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. Marker is on 2nd Avenue North, 0.1 miles north of James Roberston Parkway (U.S. 431), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 408 2nd Ave N, Nashville TN 37201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. On This Site Stood the Nashville Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Nashville Inn
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Victory Memorial Bridge (about 500 feet away); April 19, 1960 (about 500 feet away); The First Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); Witness Walls (about 500 feet away); To the Hero’s of 1776-Not Dead! -But living in deeds such lives inspire (about 500 feet away); First Bridge Over the Cumberland (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Houston's Law Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020
2. Houston's Law Office Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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