Nashville in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Francis Nash Monument

Francis Nash Marker (West side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

1. Francis Nash Marker (West side)

Inscription.
(West side)
Given in honor of Francis Nash for whom county was named.

(South side)
Francis Nash
Member of N.C. Provincial Congress 1775
Lieut. Colonel Sept. 1, 1775
Colonel April 10, 1776
Brig. General Feb. 5, 1777

(North side)
Francis Nash
Fatally Wounded Oct. 4, 1777 at Battle Germantown, Pennsylvania while in command of North Carolina troops of the Continental Line

(East side)
"From the first dawn of the Revolution I have been on the side of liberty and my country." Francis Nash

Erected 1976 by Nash County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 35° 58.523′ N, 77° 58.076′ W. Monument is in Nashville, North Carolina, in Nash County. It can be reached from West Washington Street east of North Boddie Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the grounds of the Nash County Courthouse. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 214 W Washington St, Nashville NC 27856, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1917-1918 (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Grateful Remembrance of Nash County Boys (within shouting distance of this marker); The Charters of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Harold D. Cooley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nash County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Regarding Francis Nash Monument. Founded

Francis Nash Marker (South side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

2. Francis Nash Marker (South side)

in 1777, Nash County was named for Francis Nash, killed in battle that same year. The county seat of Nashville, founded in 1789, was also named for Nash.

Francis Nash Marker (North side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

3. Francis Nash Marker (North side)

Francis Nash Marker (East side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

4. Francis Nash Marker (East side)

Francis Nash Markers and Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 22, 2024

5. Francis Nash Markers and Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,207 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.