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

Clay County

Established 1870 236 Square Miles

— County Seat Celina —

Clay County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

1. Clay County Marker

Inscription. Celina was a busy place at the beginning of the twentieth century as forests were felled and floated down the Obey River. Now the Obey adjoins the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Dale Hollow Lake, a fishing Mecca. Free Hills is an African-American community founded by emancipated slaves given 400 acres before the Civil War. Clay County, adjoining the Kentucky border, is named for Henry Clay, a Kentucky Congressman, Senator, and Secretary of State under President Adams.

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

Location. 36° 10.292′ N, 86° 47.241′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 5th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1023 5th 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: Macon County (here, next to this marker); Trousdale County (here, next to this marker); Jackson County (here, next to this marker); Putnam County (here, next to this marker); Eastern Highland Rim / State Capitol (a few steps from this marker); Smith County (a few steps from this marker); Warren County

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

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

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 3, 2022

2. Clay 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 178 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.