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Tennessee 12,000 B.C.

 
 
Tennessee 12,000 B.C. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
1. Tennessee 12,000 B.C. Marker
Inscription. Around 12,000 B.C., the first hunters, seeking a warmer climate during the Ice Age, followed large mammals into the state. Vegetation shifted from conifers to modern deciduous forests.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 36° 10.17′ N, 86° 47.232′ 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 37208, 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: Humans settling in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Tennessee development 1.6 million years ago (here, next to this marker); Archaic-period Indians in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Tennessee development 66 million years ago (here, next to this marker); Woodland Indian culture in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Cultivation of edible plants in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Tennessee development 240 million years ago (here, next to this marker); Mississippian era in Tennessee (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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Tennessee 12,000 B.C. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
2. Tennessee 12,000 B.C. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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