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

Tolbert Fanning

1810-1874

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Tolbert Fanning Marker

Inscription. In 1844, noted educator, evangelist, and agriculturalist Tolbert Fanning started Franklin College, a liberal arts school near this site where boys farmed to cover tuition. In 1855 he co-founded the Gospel Advocate, a religious journal. Fanning's wife, Charlotte Fall, began Fanning Orphan School for girls here in 1884. Their aim was to put education within the "reach of every youth."

Erected 2003 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 113.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. 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 1844.

Location. 36° 7.451′ N, 86° 41.769′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Miro Meadows. It is at the intersection of Briley Parkway (Tennessee Route 155) and Vultee Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Briley Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at

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or near this postal address: 1324 Vultee Blvd, Nashville TN 37217, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee/Spring Water Brewery (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Hospital for the Insane (approx. 1½ miles away); Brewery at Mill Creek (approx. 1.7 miles away); Buchanan's Station (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Buchanan’s Station (approx. 1.8 miles away); Buchanan Station Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Buchanan’s Station Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mill Creek Baptist Church and Graveyard (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Tolbert Fanning 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 737 times since then and 33 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.