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

Memphis

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Memphis Marker

Inscription. Memphis was the fastest growing town in the nation in the 1850s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 36° 10.248′ N, 86° 47.282′ 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: 1850 Population (here, next to this marker); Adelphi Theatre (here, next to this marker); Tennessee's increasing prosperity and influence (here, next to this

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marker); Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Cotton Production (here, next to this marker); Women on Antebellum Farms and Plantations (here, next to this marker); Medical college at University of Nashville (here, next to this marker); Four Tennesseans and the London World's Fair of 1851 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

2. Memphis 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 117 times since then and 9 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.