Timothy Demonbreun, a French-Canadian furtrapper, first arrived near what would become the city of Nashville around 1769. He was drawn to the area because of the abundant wildlife, who were drawn by the natural salt licks in the area. Demonbreun lived in a cave by the Cumberland River east of where the Roberston and Donelson parties would establish Fort Nashborough and then built a log cabin that served as his trading outpost. He opened a mercantile business on the Public Square around 1800 and had a house near present-day Third Avenue North and Broadway, marked by a wall-mounted historical marker. Sculptor Alan LeQuire studied under Puryear Mims and Jim Gibson, and learned bronze-casting while working in Rome. He created the Demonbreun statue in 1996
Timothy Demonbreun Statue
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Timothy Demonbreun, a French-Canadian furtrapper, first arrived near what would become the city of Nashville around 1769. He was drawn to the area because of the abundant wildlife, who were drawn by the natural salt licks in the area. Demonbreun lived in a cave by the Cumberland River east of where the Roberston and Donelson parties would establish Fort Nashborough and then built a log cabin that served as his trading outpost. He opened a mercantile business on the Public Square around 1800 and had a house near present-day Third Avenue North and Broadway, marked by a wall-mounted historical marker. Sculptor Alan LeQuire studied under Puryear Mims and Jim Gibson, and learned bronze-casting while working in Rome. He created the Demonbreun statue in 1996