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Nashville established as publishing and printing center

 
 
Nashville established as publishing and printing center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
1. Nashville established as publishing and printing center Marker
Inscription. By the 1850s Nashville was an established publishing and printing center
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 36° 10.251′ N, 86° 47.283′ 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: The first biennial State Fair in Nashville (here, next to this marker); County Agricultural Societies (here, next to this marker);
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad (here, next to this marker); The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad (here, next to this marker); Working Railroads in Tennessee (here, next to this marker); One of the world's most important zinc deposits (here, next to this marker); State Library established in 1853 (here, next to this marker); First General Assembly to meet in new Capitol (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Nashville established as publishing and printing center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022
2. Nashville established as publishing and printing center Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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