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

Central High School

Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 11, 2021

1. Central High School Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1915 as the first public high school in the county system, Central High School stood here from 1921-1971. One of the earliest student government associations in the South began here. Many graduates became city and county political leaders. The last mayor of the old Nashville City Government, Ben West, and first Metro Government mayor, Beverly Briley, were classmates here.

Erected 1997 by The Central High School Alumni Association Inc.; The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 100.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. 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 1915.

Location. 36° 8.117′ N, 86° 45.879′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in South Nashville. It is on Rains Avenue just south of Southgate Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 146 Rains Ave, Nashville TN 37203, 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 walking distance of this marker: Captain John Rains (approx. ¼ mile away); Vine Hill / Donau (approx. 0.3 miles away); Merritt House

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(approx. half a mile away); First Steam Locomotive (approx. half a mile away); Dudley Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); United Record Pressing (approx. 0.6 miles away); May Hosiery Mills (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Patrick Catholic Church (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cumberland Park (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

2. Central High School 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 2,031 times since then and 130 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.