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

1880 Population

 
 
1880 Population Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022
1. 1880 Population Marker
Inscription. 1880 Population: 1,542,359
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
 
Location. 36° 10.271′ N, 86° 47.297′ 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: East Tennessee University (here, next to this marker); Iroquois (here, next to this marker); Yellow Fever in Memphis in 1878 (here, next to this marker); Nashville Medical College (here, next to this marker);
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Residential and Commercial Electric Lighting (here, next to this marker); State Board of Health (here, next to this marker); Meharry Medical College (here, next to this marker); Julia Doak (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
1880 Population Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022
2. 1880 Population Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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