Mansker's First Fort

Mansker's First Fort (HM120)

Location: Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Davidson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 19.6', W 86° 41.983'

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Here on west bank of the creek that he discovered in 1772, Kasper Mansker and other first settlers built a log fort in 1779. John Donelson's family fled here in 1780 for safety from Indians. Mansker abandoned the fort in 1781 and moved to Fort Nashborough. He returned in 1783, built a stronger stockade on east bank of the creek a half mile upstream, and lived there until he died in 1820.
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HM NumberHM120
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Marker Number72
Year Placed1981
Placed ByTennessee Society, Daughters of the American Colonists and The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 11:49am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 526951 N 4020223
Decimal Degrees36.32666667, -86.69971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 19.6', W 86° 41.983'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 19' 36.00" N, 86° 41' 58.98" W
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Area Code(s)615
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 350-398 TN-174, Goodlettsville TN 37072, US
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