Grinder's Stand, Tennessee

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Grinder's Stand, Tennessee was a frontier inn and stop along the Natchez Trace, historically notable as the remote site where explorer Meriwether Lewis died in 1809.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier inn
historic site
roadside stop
approximateLocation near present-day Hohenwald, Tennessee
associatedEvent death of Meriwether Lewis on October 11, 1809
associatedWith Lewis and Clark Expedition legacy
category History of Tennessee
Meriwether Lewis
Natchez Trace Parkway
surface form: Natchez Trace
commemoratedBy Meriwether Lewis gravesite and monument
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Lewis County, Tennessee
currentSite Meriwether Lewis National Monument area
Natchez Trace Parkway
surface form: Natchez Trace Parkway vicinity
dateOfEvent 1809
describedAs remote frontier inn
era early 19th century
function lodging for travelers
stop for mail and travelers on Natchez Trace
historicalSignificance site of Meriwether Lewis's death
locatedIn American frontier
locatedOn Natchez Trace Parkway
surface form: Natchez Trace
namedAfter the Grinder family
notablePersonAssociated Meriwether Lewis
partOfRoute historic Natchez Trace route
region Middle Tennessee
routeRole way station on overland route between Nashville and Natchez
state Tennessee
status no longer standing
timePeriodActive early 1800s

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Meriwether Lewis placeOfDeath Grinder's Stand, Tennessee