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

Contact between Native American and Europeans

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Contact between Native American and Europeans Marker

Inscription. Contact between Native Americans and Europeans began in 1540-1541 with Hernando de Soto's search for gold and silver that extended into East Tennessee and to the Mississippi River. Juan Pardo led a similar expedition, 1566-1567.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 36° 10.177′ N, 86° 47.236′ 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

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walking distance of this marker: Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh and the future state of Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Disappearance of the Mississippian culture from Middle Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Mississippian era in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Three major Native-American nations living in future Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Cultivation of edible plants in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Woodland Indian culture in Tennessee (a few steps from this marker); Native Americans and disease (a few steps from this marker); Archaic-period Indians in Tennessee (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

2. Contact between Native American and Europeans Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.