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

Lincoln County

Established 1809 570 Square Miles

— County Seat Fayetteville —

Lincoln County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay,

1. Lincoln County Marker

Inscription. The Elk River flows across the center of this county named for Revolutionary "War Major General Benjamin Lincoln. This territory obtained by an 1806 treaty with Cherokee negotiated by Secretary of War Henry Dearborn, included land south the Duck River to Tennessee’s southern border. The Cherokee were given $10,000, a gristmill and a cotton gin: Chief Black Fox received an annuity of $100 for life.” Creek Indians were paid $14,000 for their lands farther west

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

Location. 36° 10.269′ N, 86° 47.223′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 6th Avenue North 0.1 miles north of Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 999-837 6th 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: Maury County (here, next to this marker); Bedford County (here, next to this marker); Robertson County (here, next to this marker); Cheatham County (here, next to this marker); Marshall County (here, next to this marker); Williamson County

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(here, next to this marker); Franklin County (here, next to this marker); Sumner County (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Lincoln County Marker (on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

2. Lincoln County Marker (on left)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.