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∙ 6y agoIt was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Nash who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Brandywine during the American Revolutionary War on 4 October 1777. Nashville was first named Fort Nashborough.
The city of Nashville, TN was named in 1784 when it was part of the state of North Carolina. It is named in honor of Francis Nash, a brigadier general killed in the American Revolutionary War. He was in command of the North Carolina Brigade when he was killed at the Battle of Germantown, PA in 1777.
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∙ 14y ago1784 North Carolina legislature passes an act establishing the town of Nashville, naming it for General Francis Nash
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∙ 12y agoNashville has always been located in Middle Tennessee. It was founded from a fort called "Fort Nashborough". A replica of the fort still stands in Downtown Nashville.
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∙ 6y agoIt was named after Francis Nash, a general in the American Revolution.
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