Germantown, Tennessee
N 35° 05.215 W 089° 48.643
16S E 243754 N 3886295
Historical marker located in Germantown, TN.
Waymark Code: WMWNEQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2017
Views: 9
The City began in 1833 as the hamlet of Pea Ridge, was renamed Germantown in 1836 and incorporated in 1841. The City of Germantown now includes the site of historic Nashoba Plantation. Union troops occupied the town during the Civil War. Yellow Fever decimated the population in the 1870s. The City's name temporarily changed to Neshoba during World War I.
Marker Name: Germantown, Tennessee
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: na
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
City of Germantown.
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