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

Tennessee and tobacco production

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Tennessee and tobacco production Marker

Inscription. Tennessee became one of the three largest tobacco- producing states. Wessyngton in Robertson County was the largest U.S. tobacco plantation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 36° 10.242′ N, 86° 47.279′ 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: Bethel College (here, next to this marker); First train exhibition run (here, next

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to this marker); 1840 Population (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Boundaries (here, next to this marker); Cherokee deaths on Trail of Tears (here, next to this marker); Cumberland University (here, next to this marker); Lambuth College (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Capital (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. Tennessee and tobacco production 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 241 times since then and 32 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.