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

Tolbert Hollow

Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 11, 2021

1. Tolbert Hollow Marker

Inscription. George Tolbert, a farmer, bought 97½ acres here in 1879 that became known as Tolbert Hollow. He was a former slave who, according to family tradition, purchased his own freedom. Tolbert worked 45 acres by 1880 and cut and sold wood with his sons. Land ownership signified true freedom for blacks after the Civil War. Generations of Tolbert's descendants continued to live on his land.

Erected 2003 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 116.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • 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 1879.

Location. 36° 6.376′ N, 86° 55.309′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in West Meade. It is on Tolbert Road east of Old Hickory Boulevard (Tennessee Highway 251), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 576 Old Hickory Boulevard,

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Nashville TN 37209, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Centenary United Methodist Church / Rev. William Gower (1776-1851) (approx. 1½ miles away); Hill Forest (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Battle of Nashville at Kelley's Point (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jesse Shelton DeMoss (approx. 2.2 miles away); DeMoss Cabin (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Myhr House (approx. 2½ miles away); Bellevue High School (approx. 2½ miles away); West Meade (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Tolbert Hollow Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,536 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.