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

Population requirement to petition for Tennessee statehood

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Population requirement to petition for Tennessee statehood Marker

Inscription. In 1795, a census revealed that the territory exceeded the required 60,000 population to petition Congress for Tennessee statehood.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 36° 10.205′ N, 86° 47.255′ 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: Defeat of Native Americans diminished warfare (here, next to this marker); Territorial Assembly

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(here, next to this marker); Land speculators in East and Middle Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Rocky Mount (here, next to this marker); Greeneville College (here, next to this marker); Southwest Territory (here, next to this marker); Blount College (here, next to this marker); Warfare between Cherokee and settlers (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

2. Population requirement to petition for Tennessee statehood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.