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John Donelson (1718–1785) was an American frontiersman, ironmaster, politician, city planner, and explorer. After founding and operating what became Washington Iron Furnace in Franklin County, Virginia for several years, he moved with his family to Middle Tennessee which was on the developing frontier.
8 de oct. de 2017 · John Donelson, land speculator and early settler of Middle Tennessee, led over one hundred settlers on a tortuous water journey to the Cumberland settlement during the winter of 1779-80. Donelson was one of the earliest settlers of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, although the date of his arrival in Virginia is not known.
Rachel Jackson (born June 15, 1767, near Pittsylvania county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 22, 1828, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.) was the wife of U.S. Army general and president-elect Andrew Jackson, who became the seventh president of the United States (1829–37). She died less than three months before his inauguration.
In 2016, artist John Guider followed the journey John Donelson and his party began from the shores of the Holston River in 1779 to the French Lick above the Cumberland River. Donelson’s plan was to bring a flotilla of settlers to the area now known as Nashville to reconnoiter with James Robertson, who was taking a land route to the area.
In 1779, John Donelson set out on a river journey that would lead to the founding of Nashville. Photographer John Guider followed 240 years later, capturing contemporary images of Tennessee’s waters in a boat of his own making. This is the story of one man’s love of nature.
Clover Bottom Mansion occupies land on the Stones River first claimed in 1780 by John Donelson, who abandoned his homestead following an Indian attack. [5] .
In 1779, John Donelson set out on a river journey that would lead to the founding of Nashville. John Guider followed 240 years later, capturing contemporary images of Tennessee’s waters in a boat of his own making. Link to watch the Emmy award-winning feature-length documentary: Voyage of Adventure: Retracing Donelson’s Journey on NPT/PBS.
