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This is an early map of Nashville in 1875, approximately a 100 years after the original settlement of Nashborough in 1780.

This map was created by the Seventeenth International Christian Endeavor Convention held in Nashville July 6-11, 1898. The convention was sponsored by the Young People's Christian Endeavor Society. This group was organized as part of the "muscular…

Designed by William Strickland, noted Philadelphia architect who also designed the tower of Independence Hall. Construction was commenced in 1845 and completed 1859. Strickland died in 1854 and is entombed in the north portico. His son Francis,…