Mountainview in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mount Pisgah Community

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

1. Mount Pisgah Community Marker

Inscription. In 1867, Jane Watson deeded land to several African-American families, many of them her former slaves. First called Watson Town, the community became known as Mt. Pisgah by 1871. The Methodist Episcopal Church North organized a church here in 1866 and bought an acre of land from William Holt in 1869 for a church and school building. The second church building, used 1916-1979, stood along the Owen & Winstead Pike, now Edmondson Pike.

Erected 2005 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 107.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 36° 1.338′ N, 86° 44.553′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Mountainview. It is on Edmondson Pike 0.1 miles south of Mount Pisgah Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 5996 Edmondson Pike, Nashville TN 37211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cottonport (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oglesby Community House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Edmondson - Little Spring House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sneed Acres (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Bell's Birthplace (approx. 1.8 miles away); May-Granbery House and Alford Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hunt-Little Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Owen-Moore Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

2. Mount Pisgah Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,790 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.