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

Nashville Porter and Ale Brewery

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

1. Nashville Porter and Ale Brewery Marker

Inscription. In 1815, T.M. Burland opened a small brewery 1.5 miles west of Nashville along Cockrill Spring. The brewery used water from the nearby spring and barley purchased from local farmers. J.T. and W.B. Smith operated the brewery from 1834 until it was purchased by P. Jonte and J.B. Bergerot in 1838. The brewery closed in 1841. Coincidently, S. Weins and K. Taylor co-founded the Blackstone Brewery near this location in 1994, on the same tract of land as the Porter and Ale Brewery.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County; Donated by the Mertie family. (Marker Number 186.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. 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 1815.

Location. 36° 9.444′ N, 86° 48.111′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. Marker is on Charlotte Avenue (U.S. 70) just west of 19th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1905 Charlotte Ave, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Robert Lee Bradley (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Spruce Street Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Blue Triangle YWCA (approx. ¼ mile away); William Edmondson (approx. ¼ mile away); Pearl High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Watkins Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Fisk Jubliee Singers (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Brewed in Dixie.

Brewed in Dixie is devoted to Nashville's brewing history by sponsoring beer and brewery related historical markers, beer style and brewery historical lectures, and actively participating in various breweriana collectible organizations.

(Submitted on July 11, 2022, by Scott Mertie of Nashville, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Nashville Porter and Ale Brewery 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 239 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.