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

Van Buren County

Established 1840 274 Square Miles

— County Seat Spencer —

Van Buren County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 4, 2022

1. Van Buren County Marker

Inscription. Martin Van Buren was President when the county was formed. When pioneer settlement began around 1830, commonly owned sheep and cattle roamed free. “If a person needed meat, he trailed down a cow and killed it.” Fall Creek Falls State Park offers “majestic cascades, deep chasms, virgin timber” and the tallest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. Civil War genre painter Gilbert Gaul lived here amidst stands of tulip poplars and hemlocks at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau.

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

Location. 36° 10.303′ N, 86° 47.245′ 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.

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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: Sequatchie County (here, next to this marker); White County (here, next to this marker); Overton County (here, next to this marker); Warren County (a few steps from this marker); Grundy County (a few steps from this marker); Fentress County (a few steps from this marker); Pickett County (a few steps from this marker); Putnam County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Van Buren County Marker (in foreground) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 5, 2022

2. Van Buren County Marker (in foreground)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.