Casper Mansker 1746-1820
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N 36° 19.262 W 086° 42.805
16S E 525723 N 4019594
Casper Mansker Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM40R4
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2008
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Two blocks west is the grave of this renowned frontiersman and Goodlettsville's first citizen. Coming first to the Cumberland Settlements in 1770, he returned in 1780 and built his fort one-half mile north on Mansker's Creek. He repeatedly fought marauding Indians to protect the first white settlers of this region and was made a colonel in the frontier militia. He lived the remainder of his life at his fort which was called Mansker's Station.
Marker Name: Casper Mansker 1746-1820
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 3B 23
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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