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Tennesseans in World War I

 
 
Tennesseans in World War I Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. Tennesseans in World War I Marker
Inscription. Nearly 100,000 Tennesseans served in World War I. Over 1,800 of them died in the conflict.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 36° 10.299′ N, 86° 47.316′ 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: Theatre Memphis (here, next to this marker); 19th Amendment (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Eastman Corporation (here, next to this marker);
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First Woman's Bank (here, next to this marker); Ann Lee Keys Worley (here, next to this marker); First state concrete highway (here, next to this marker); 16 poets and critics (here, next to this marker); Lee College (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Tennesseans in World War I Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. Tennesseans in World War I Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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