Goodlettsville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mansker’s Station

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 11, 2022

1. Mansker’s Station Marker

Inscription. Here, near Mansker’s Lick, Casper Mansker established a station of the Cumberland Settlements in 1780. The road connecting with Nashboro was built in 1781. John Donelson and his family moved here after abandoning his Clover Bottom Station, following the 1780 massacre. A great game trail ran northeast from the Lick.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 36° 19.267′ N, 86° 42.883′ W. Marker is in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Memorial Drive west of U.S. 31W, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goodlettsville TN 37072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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: Mansker's Forts and Walton's Campground (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Casper Mansker (within shouting distance of this marker); Casper Mansker (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Goodlettsville High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goodlettsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Cartwright (approx. half a mile away); William Bowen House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mansker’s First Fort (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goodlettsville.

Also see . . . Kasper Mansker, American Legend. (Submitted on September 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Mansker's Station - Taken Facing East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

2. Mansker's Station - Taken Facing East

Mansker's Station Historic Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

3. Mansker's Station Historic Site

Mansker's Station Historic Site - Fort and Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2001

4. Mansker's Station Historic Site - Fort and Cabin

This reproduction of the original Mansker's Station cabin is 1/3 the size of the original station. The Mansker's Station Historic Site is located a few miles from the marker.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

5. Mansker's Station Historic Site - Fort and Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,214 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on September 9, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 19, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.