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

Blount County

Established 1795    559 Square Miles

— County Seat Maryville —

 
 
Blount County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 3, 2022
1. Blount County Marker
Inscription. Blount County honors William Blount, governor of the Southwest Territory. Young Sam Houston was among the early settlers and begging a life-long association, “one day crossed the river into Indian country and remained with the Cherokee’s for a year.” Tranquil Cades Cove, a part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park named for Chief Abrams’s wife Kate, is within this territory rich in iron and marble. Lured by abundant hydroelectricity, Aluminum Company of America built Alcoa’s processing plant in 1913.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions.
 
Location. 36° 10.344′ N, 86° 47.271′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 6th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 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
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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: Bradley County (here, next to this marker); Polk County (here, next to this marker); Monroe County (here, next to this marker); Sevier County (a few steps from this marker); Jefferson County (a few steps from this marker); Grainger County (a few steps from this marker); Hancock County (a few steps from this marker); McMinn County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Blount County Marker (right foreground) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 5, 2022
2. Blount County Marker (right 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 176 times since then and 15 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.
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Jul. 11, 2026