First Capital of Tennessee
—1796-1807, 1807-1812, 1817-1818 —
(north side)Knoxville, previously the capital of the Southwest Territory, 1792-1796, was designated as the first capital of the State of Tennessee by the Constitutional Convention of 1796. Near this site the first General Assembly of the State of Tennessee convened on March 28, 1796.HM Number | HM2HIY |
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Year Placed | 1949 |
Placed By | Tennessee 76th General Assembly |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 237001 N 3983590 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.96131667, -83.91625000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 57.679', W 83° 54.975' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 57' 40.74" N, 83° 54' 58.5" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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