South Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Cumberland Park
Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 11, 2021
1. Cumberland Park Marker
Erected 1970 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 23.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. 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 1891.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 7.965′ N, 86° 45.904′ W. Marker was in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It was in South Nashville. It was at the intersection of Wedgewood Avenue and Wilson Drive, on the right when traveling east on Wedgewood Avenue. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this
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Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Central High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vine Hill / Donau (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain John Rains (approx. 0.4 miles away); Merritt House (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Steam Locomotive (approx. 0.7 miles away); Waverly Place (approx. Ύ mile away); Dudley Park (approx. Ύ mile away); United Record Pressing (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
More about this marker. Marker went missing a few years ago and has now been replaced in January of 2026.
Also see . . . Article about replaced marker for one that went missing years ago.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020
2. Cumberland Park Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020
3. Cumberland Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 115,933 times since then and 7,856 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of replacement marker. • Can you help?
