Nashborough
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Nashborough was an early American frontier settlement that later became the city of Nashville, Tennessee.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier settlement
ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chickamauga Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawnee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | settler–Native American conflict on the Cumberland frontier ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| fortified | true ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
James Robertson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundersCollective | Cumberland settlers ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1779 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cumberland Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest permanent Anglo-American settlements in Middle Tennessee ⓘ |
| laterBecame | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Cumberland Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Davidson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
James Robertson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onWaterway | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cumberland settlements ⓘ |
| predecessorSettlementOf | capital of Tennessee ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | downtown Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
fur trade
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier outpost ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 1784 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| status | defunct settlement ⓘ |
| territorialStatusAtFounding | Western frontier of North Carolina ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
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