First Steam Locomotive

First Steam Locomotive (HM1EUT)

Location: Nashville, TN 37210 Davidson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 8.568', W 86° 45.918'

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On Dec. 13, 1850, the first steam engine, Tennessee No. 1, ordered by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, arrived on the steamboat "Beauty" from Cincinnati. The one-mile trip on improvised tracks from the wharf to the S. Cherry St. crossing required 4 days by mule power. A one mile trial run was made from this point on Dec. 27, 1850.
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HM NumberHM1EUT
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Marker NumberNo. 41
Year Placed2011
Placed ByThe Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 8:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 521114 N 3999812
Decimal Degrees36.14280000, -86.76530000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 8.568', W 86° 45.918'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 8' 34.08" N, 86° 45' 55.08" W
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Area Code(s)615
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1225 4th Ave S, Nashville TN 37210, US
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