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Jacques-Timonthe' Demonbreun

 
 
Jacques-Timonthe' Demonbreun Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
1. Jacques-Timonthe' Demonbreun Marker
Inscription. French-Canadian fur trader Jacques-Timothe' Demonbreun visited the Nashville area as early as 1769 and settled here in 1790
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.
 
Location. 36° 10.189′ N, 86° 47.244′ 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: Pioneer Settlements in East Tennessee (here, next to this marker); William Bean (here,
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next to this marker); The Treaty of Hard Labour (here, next to this marker); James Smith and Isaac Bledsoe and long hunter exploration; Kasper Mansker and Goodlettsville (here, next to this marker); John Donelson's 1771 Survey (here, next to this marker); Westward Pioneer Settlement (here, next to this marker); Watauga Association (here, next to this marker); Transylvania Purchase (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Jacques-Timonthe' Demonbreun Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
2. Jacques-Timonthe' Demonbreun Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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