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Gold discovered at Coker Creek

 
 
Gold discovered at Coker Creek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
1. Gold discovered at Coker Creek Marker
Inscription. Gold discovered in 1831 at Coker Creek.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
 
Location. 36° 10.233′ N, 86° 47.273′ 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: State penitentiary opens (here, next to this marker); Medical Society Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Franklin Railroad (here, next to this marker); 1830 Population (here, next
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to this marker); Sam Houston elected governor in 1827 (here, next to this marker); Andrew Jackson elected President (here, next to this marker); Atlas (here, next to this marker); Memphis Advocate (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Gold discovered at Coker Creek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
2. Gold discovered at Coker Creek Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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