Pie Town in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Nashville Brewery
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 31, 2021
1. The Nashville Brewery Marker
The Nashville Brewery was founded by Jacob Stiefel on this location in 1859. After the Civil War, the brewery had various owners until it was rebuilt by Christian Moerlein and William Gerst in 1890. Renamed the William Gerst Brewing Co in 1893, it brewed until the start of Prohibition. William Gerst died in 1933, the year Prohibition ended, but his four sons resumed operation using the popular 'Brewed in Dixie' slogan. The brewery closed in 1954 due to national competition.
Erected 2016 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County; Donated by the Mertie Family. (Marker Number 139.)
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 1859.
Location. 36° 9.009′ N, 86° 46.41′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Pie Town. It is on 6th Avenue South just north of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or
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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: Elm Street Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Dreadful Malady (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nashville: The World of Speculation (approx. Ό mile away); Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); The Children's Museum (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of Charles Maddis (approx. Ό mile away); Erected November 21, 1909 (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of the Confederate Soldiers Who Were Buried in the City Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Also see . . .
1. History - Nashville Brewing Company.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 31, 2021
2. The Nashville Brewery Marker Reverse
The marker includes a picture of the original brewery as seen in the 1860s.
2. 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
3. The Nashville Brewery 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 663 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on April 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
