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Surveyed in the fall of 1835 as the capital of Robertson's colony. Named for Nashville, Tennessee where Sterling C. Robertson and many of his colonists had formerly lived. Seat of justice Milam municipality, 1836; Milam County, 1837. First home in Texas of George C. Childress, chairman of the committee who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Nashville is a historical marker in Gause, Milam County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Milam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8258, -96.6530 near Gause. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cunningham Family (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Grace Family, Armstrong, and Port Sullivan.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5331007992. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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