Historical marker in front of Capitol reads: TENNESSEE STATE CAPITOL
Designed by William Strickland, noted Philadelphia architect who also designed the tower of the Independence Hall. Construction was commenced in 1845 and completed in 1859. Strickland died in 1854 and is entombed in the north portico. His son, Francis, supervised construction from 1854 to 1857. Slaves and convicts quarried and transported limestone for the Capitol, which was used as a fortress during the Civil War. President and Mrs. James K. Polk are buried on the east lawn.
CARMACK'S PLEDGE TO THE SOUTH:
The South is a land that has known sorrows; it is a land that has broken the ashen crust and moistened it with tears; a land scarred and riven by the plowshare of war and billowed with the graves of her dead; but a land of legend. A land of song, a land of hallowed and heroic memories.
To that land every drop of my blood, every fibre of my being, every pulsation of my heart is consecrated forever.
I was born of her womb; I was nurtured at her breast; and when my last hour shall come, I pray God that I may be pillowed upon her bosom and rocked to sleep within her tender and encircling arms.
Picture taken from front steps of Capitol. War Memorial Building on the right.
Houses the Military Museum, a branch of the Tennessee State Museum
The Tennessee Constitution requires its Supreme Court to meet in Jackson, Knoxville and Nashville. The state's Supreme Court is the court of last resort.
Plaque reads:
ANDREW JACKSON
Born March 16, 1767 -- Died June 8, 1845
Seventh President of the United States 1829-1837
Commander of victorious American Forces at the Battle
of New Orleans January 8, 1815
The United States Department of the Treasury selected a foundry in France to cast 55 full-sized replicas of the Liberty Bell. States and territories of the United States each received a bell as a gift to be displayed and rung on special occasions.
KOREAN WAR - 1950-1953
Where Communistic military aggression was defeated
Inscription on Memorial Wall near statues read:
From 1961 to 1975, more than 49,000 Tennesseans served in Southeast Asia. 6,000 were wounded and 1,289 whose names are inscribed here died.
During America's longest war, they served with distinction and valor, but often without recognition.
We, who cherish freedom, dedecate this memorial to their unselfish sacrifice.
