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

Josephine Groves Holloway
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Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee

1898-1988

Josephine Groves Holloway Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

1. Josephine Groves Holloway Marker

Inscription.
Josephine Groves Holloway
1898-1988 Josephine Holloway graduated from Fisk Univ. with a degree in sociology in 1923. She worked at Bethlehem Center as a case worker, where she began organizing the first African-American Girl Scouts troops in Middle Tenn. In 1924 Holloway trained with Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low. From 1944-63 she worked as the GS Council's first black professional. In 1951 her efforts were central to establishing Camp Holloway, in Millersville, Tenn., for African-American girls.

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee In 1917, five years after Girl Scouts was founded in Savannah, Ga., the first troops were formed in Nashville. By 1927 there were enough troops and community support to join the national organization as the Nashville Girl Scout Council. The first headquarters was built in 1964 at 830 Kirkwood Ave. and moved to Granny White Pike in 1991. Now called Girl Scouts of Middle Tenn., they still strive to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 200.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans

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• Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 36° 5.363′ N, 86° 48.155′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Melrose. It is at the intersection of Granny White Pike and Battery Lane, on the right when traveling north on Granny White Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4522 Granny White Pike, Nashville TN 37220, 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: Battle of Nashville (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dry-Stack Stone Walls (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Minnesota (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Trotwood Moore

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Josephine Groves Holloway Marker

Reverse side.

(approx. 0.4 miles away); Monroe Harding (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . .
1. Honoring Josephine Groves Holloway - Girl Scout blog. (Submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Josephine Groves Holloway at Wikipedia. (Submitted on February 27, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)
3. Juliette Gordon Low - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on February 27, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020

3. Josephine Groves Holloway Marker

Located on Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Council grounds.

Girl Scouts of America Council Nashville Headquarters building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 27, 2022

4. Girl Scouts of America Council Nashville Headquarters building

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 850 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Photos: 1. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on March 31, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Josephine Groves Holloway⎯⎯⎯Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee

1898-1988

Josephine Groves Holloway
⎯⎯⎯
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee