Demonbreun's Cave - 3 A 32
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N 36° 09.704 W 086° 46.399
16S E 520388 N 4001911
Tennessee State Historical Marker 3 A 32 - Demonbreun's Cave
Waymark Code: WM88J
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2006
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3 A 32
Demonbreun's Cave
Jacques-Timothe De Montbrun, French-Canadian fur trader and later lieutenant governor of the Illinois country, visited this area as early as 1769. On at least one occasion, he took refuge in the case 0.9 mi. N. when attacked by Indians. He settled Nashville in 1790, living there until his death in 1826.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker reads the same on both sides.