Southside Neighborhood Coalition in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

James Carroll Napier

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. James Carroll Napier Marker

Inscription. James C. Napier (1845-1940), Nashville Negro lawyer, educator, member of the city council, delegate to four Republican conventions, Register of U.S. Treasury, 1911-15, was a trustee of Fisk, Howard, and Meharry, advocate of the public schools, and founder of the One-cent Savings Bank, later the Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co.

Erected 1971 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists.

Location. 36° 8.912′ N, 86° 45.667′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in the Southside Neighborhood Coalition. It is at the intersection of Lafayette Street (U.S. 70S) and Claiborne Street, on the right when traveling north on Lafayette Street. Located on grounds

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of J.C. Napier Homes complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 648 Claiborne St, Nashville TN 37210, 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 walking distance of this marker: Battle of Nashville (a few steps from this marker); Cameron-Trimble & Black Self-Emancipation / Education for Black Empowerment (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hubbard House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lieutenant Henry Alvin Cameron 1875-1918 / Cameron School (approx. ¼ mile away); J. W. Price Fire Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Robert Emmitt Lillard (approx. ¼ mile away); Tom Wilson Park / Thomas T. Wilson (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Patrick Catholic Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. James Carroll Napier Marker

of all markers in Nashville.

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 737 times since then and 42 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.