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

Edwin Warner Park

606.7 acres

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 4, 2022

1. Edwin Warner Park Marker

Inscription. Edwin Warner (1870-1945) succeeded his brother Percy on the Park Board in 1927 and served for eighteen years. He personally directed the acquisition of most of the Warner Park acreage and supervised WPA development of the property. Warner organized a major Victory Garden program in the park during WWII. Park land west of Old Hickory Blvd. was renamed in his honor in 1937.

Erected 1985 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 80.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 36° 3.633′ N, 86° 54.68′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Bellevue. It can be reached from Tennessee Route 100 0.4 miles west of Old Hickory Road ( Highway 254), on the left when traveling west. Marker located inside park entrance. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37221, 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: Welcome to the Warner Parks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Devon Farm Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Devon Farm (approx. half a mile away); The Myhr House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hill Forest (approx. 1.4 miles away); Belle Vue (approx. 1½ miles away); DeMoss Cabin (approx. 1½ miles away); Bellevue High School (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

2. Edwin Warner Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.