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

Lewis County

Established 1843 282 Square Miles

— County Seat Hohenwald —

Lewis County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 11, 2022

1. Lewis County Marker

Inscription. Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Pacific Northwest Expedition, either committed suicide or was murdered here in 1809 at Grinder’s Inn on the Natchez Trace. The Trace traverses the county named for this explorer, office, and statesman. Hohenwald, the third county seat, owes its initial prosperity to German-Swiss immigrants of the 1840’s who named it “high forest”. More than 100 acres of Lewis County became a sanctuary for endangered Asian elephants in 1995.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions.

Location. 36° 10.258′ N, 86° 47.218′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 7th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1836 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lawrence County (here, next to this marker); Hickman County (here, next to this marker); Western Highland Rim / Central Basin (a few steps from this marker); Giles County (a few steps from this marker); Dickson County (a few steps from this marker); Davidson County (a few steps from this marker); Sumner County

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(a few steps from this marker); Moore County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Lewis County Marker (back right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 11, 2022

2. Lewis County Marker (back right)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.