North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Archaic-period Indians in Tennessee
Inscription.
Archaic-period Indians began settling along rivers and subsisting on game and wild plants around 8000 B.C.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 36° 10.172′ N, 86° 47.233′ 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: Woodland Indian culture in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Cultivation of edible plants in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Mississippian era in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Humans settling in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Tennessee 12,000 B.C. (here, next to this marker); Disappearance of the Mississippian culture from Middle Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Tennessee development 1.6 million years ago (here, next to this marker); Contact between Native American and Europeans (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
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 141 times since then and 18 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.

