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

Morgan County

Established 1817 522 Square Miles

— County Seat Wartburg —

Morgan County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 4, 2022

1. Morgan County Marker

Inscription. Morgan County, on the Cumberland Plateau, was a place of extreme isolation before the railroad replaced subsistence farming with lumbering and mining in the 1880s. German, Swiss, Polish, and Norwegian peoples have successfully settled in the county named for Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan. Rugby was the utopian English community founded in 1880 by writer Thomas Hughes. After years of environmental exploitation, tourism now leads an economy that treasures the area’s natural beauty.

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

Location. 36° 10.314′ N, 86° 47.253′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Scott County (here, next to this marker); Cumberland County (here, next to this marker); Bledsoe County (a few steps from this marker); Pickett County (a few steps from this marker); Fentress County (a few steps from this marker); Marion County (a few steps from this marker); Overton County (a few steps from this marker); Hamilton County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Morgan County Marker (marker on right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 5, 2022

2. Morgan County Marker (marker on right)

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 33 times since then and 3 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.