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Mero District

 
 
Mero District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
1. Mero District Marker
Inscription. Mero District established by North Carolina in central part of the future state in November 1788.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1788.
 
Location. 36° 10.201′ N, 86° 47.252′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, 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: "Avery's Trace" (here, next to this marker); State of Franklin ceases to exist (here, next to this marker); James White and Knoxville (here, next to this marker); First iron works in Hawkins and Dickson Counties (here, next to this marker); Tennessee moving toward statehood (here, next to this marker); Knoxville (here, next to this marker); The Knoxville Gazette (here, next to this marker); John Hague and the third cotton textile mill in the U.S. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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Mero District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
2. Mero District Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 33 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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Jun. 3, 2026