Rolling Mill Hill in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Waterworks Plant

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Site of Waterworks Plant Marker

Inscription. The city's present waterworks was inaugurated at this site Oct. 1, 1833. The pumping station was erected on the lower river bluff & the reservoir on the upper grounds. German engr., Albert Stein, designed and supervised construction. The system cost $55,000, the first bonded debt of the city. A new plant was in operation & this site was abandoned by Apr. 1891.

Erected 1975 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 54.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1891.

Location. 36° 9.328′ N, 86° 45.921′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Rolling Mill Hill. It is on Hermitage Avenue (U.S. 70) just east of Academy Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 89 Hermitage Avenue, Nashville TN 37210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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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: Nashville Fire Department (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nashville General Hospital (about 700 feet away); Lindsley Hall as Civil War Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charlie Cardwell Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard H. Fulton Campus (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Charlie Cardwell Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard H. Fulton (approx. 0.2 miles away); J. W. Price Fire Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Site of Waterworks Plant Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.