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

The forming of the land now called Tennessee

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. The forming of the land now called Tennessee Marker

Inscription. More than a billion years ago, massive forces-shifting rock and sediment and the slow inland encroachment of seas-began to form the land now called Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 36° 10.157′ N, 86° 47.224′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Tennessee's oldest known rocks (here, next to this marker); Middle Tennessee invasion by shallow sea (here, next to this marker); Tennessee development 435-500 million years ago (here, next to this marker); Tennessee development 435 million years ago (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee development 360-410 million years ago (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee development 330-360 million years ago (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee development 290-330 million years ago (a few steps from this marker); Tennessee development 240-290 million years ago (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

2. The forming of the land now called Tennessee Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.