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

Smith-Carter House

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 1, 2020

1. Smith-Carter House Marker

Inscription.
This stone, Monterey-style house was built in 1925 and purchased in 1952 by “Mr. Country,” Carl Smith, just weeks before his marriage to June Carter, of the famed Carter Family. The farm remained home to June and daughter Carlene after the couple's 1956 divorce, during which time The Carter Family became a regular Grand Ole Opry act. In 1963, June wrote "Ring of Fire” here with Merle Kilgore, a certified Gold single recorded soon after by Johnny Cash and The Carter Family.
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(Continued from other side) The Carter Family toured with Cash, often appearing on his show. June and Johnny recorded several duets and married in 1968. Family matriarch “Mother Maybelle” Carter, who developed the transformative “Carter Scratch” guitar picking style, moved here with husband Ezra in 1971 during his illness. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970, Maybelle was featured on the 1972 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album Will the Circle Be Unbroken. She stayed here until her death in 1978.

Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 171.)

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these topic lists: Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music. 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 1925.

Location. 36° 15.084′ N, 86° 43.356′ W. Marker is in Madison, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is on Gibson Drive, 0.2 miles north of Due West Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Gibson Dr, Madison TN 37115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Amqui Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Address by President Lincoln at the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 0.7 miles away); Spring Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Odom’s Tennessee Pride Country Sausage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jimmy Martin (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hank Snow’s Rainbow Ranch (approx. 0.7 miles away); Louise Certain Scruggs (approx. 0.7 miles away).

Smith-Carter House Marker reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Smith-Carter House Marker reverse

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 1, 2020

3. Smith-Carter House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.