Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Gallatin, Tennessee

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

1. Gallatin, Tennessee Marker

Inscription. By an act of the Tennessee General Assembly, Gallatin became the county seat of Sumner County on February 26, 1802, when commissioners sold the first town lots. Newly laid out, the town embraced 42 ½ acres. The site had been purchased from James Trousdale’s North Carolina Grant No. 1 by the commissioners Samuel Donelson, Shadrach Nye, James Wilson, Charles Donaho, and Major Thomas Murray. The name honors Albert Gallatin, a Swiss-born Pennsylvania congressman and statesman of note who had helped Tennessee gain admission to the Union in 1796.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1862.

Location. 36° 23.279′ N, 86° 26.887′ W. Marker is in Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Tennessee Route 25) and South Foster Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 W Main St, Gallatin TN 37066, 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: Gallatin Founded 1802 (here, next to this marker); Gallatin Public Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Westward Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Trousdale Place (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Trousdale Place (about 400 feet away); Blue's Jewelry Store (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gallatin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Trousdale Place (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

2. Gallatin, Tennessee Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

3. Gallatin, Tennessee Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

4. Gallatin, Tennessee Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,638 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.