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Ned McWherter and the Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall

 
 
Ned McWherter and the Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. Ned McWherter and the Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall Marker
Inscription. In 1992, Governor Ned McWherter established the Tennessee Bicentennial Commission, and with the State Building Commission provided for the construction of the Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.
 
Location. 36° 10.349′ N, 86° 47.349′ 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 at or near this postal address: 1976 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, 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:
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Southern Adventist University (here, next to this marker); Fort Campbell units mobilized for Operation Desert Storm (here, next to this marker); First Saturn car (here, next to this marker); 1990 Population (here, next to this marker); Albert Gore Jr. (here, next to this marker); "Homecoming '86" (here, next to this marker); Stanley Cohen (here, next to this marker); Oprah Winfrey (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Ned McWherter and the Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. Ned McWherter and the Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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