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

Native Americans and disease

 
 
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Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
1. Native Americans and disease Marker
Inscription. From the 1500s, diseases to which Native Americans had no natural immunity were brought from Europe by explorers and settlers, resulting in depopulation. In 1738-1739, nearly half of the Cherokee died from smallpox.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans.
 
Location. 36° 10.181′ N, 86° 47.239′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. Marker 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First English-speaking men into future Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Three major Native-American nations living in future Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Fort Prud' homme (here, next to this marker); Charles Charleville (here, next to this marker); Overhill Cherokee (here, next to this marker); The French and English struggle over American lands (here, next to this marker); Fort Loudoun (here, next to this marker); Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh and the future state of Tennessee (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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Native Americans and disease Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
2. Native Americans and disease 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 52 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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