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

Sequoyah

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Sequoyah Marker

Inscription. Sequoyah completed his syllabary, a written language, for the Cherokee Nation in 1821. The Cherokee moved very rapidly to literacy, thereby giving their nation the power of "the talking leaves."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 36° 10.228′ N, 86° 47.27′ 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 37219, 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:

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Jackson Male Academy (here, next to this marker); Music publishing in Nashville (here, next to this marker); Public schools established in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); The Pioneer (here, next to this marker); David Crockett elected to Congress (here, next to this marker); Nashoba (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Antiquarian Society (here, next to this marker); Cherokee in the 1820s (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. Sequoyah Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.