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

Greenwood Park

Photographed by Shane Oliver, December 20, 2021

1. Greenwood Park Marker

Inscription.

At this location in 1905, Preston Taylor, a Nashville businessman, religious leader, and former slave, established the first park to serve Nashville's Negro community. Greenwood Recreational Park included a ball park, swimming pool, amusements, and picnic facilities. The park served as the site of the Negro state fair and Boy Scout summer camp. Greenwood preceded the city's public park for blacks by 7 years and remained opened until 1949.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 129.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 36° 8.651′ N, 86° 43.338′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in South Nashville. It is at the intersection of Elm Hill Pike and Spence Lane, on the right when traveling west on Elm Hill Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 Spence Ln, 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: George Woods (within shouting distance of this marker); Buchanan’s Station Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Buchanan Station Cemetery

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(approx. half a mile away); Buchanan’s Station (approx. half a mile away); Brewery at Mill Creek (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Buchanan's Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lt. Henry M. Doak (approx. 0.7 miles away); Caroline Meriwether Goodlett (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Greenwood Park 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 831 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.