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

Dodson School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Dodson School Marker

Inscription. As early as 1815, school was held nearby at Stoner's Lick Methodist Church. In 1843, early settler Timothy Dodson granted land for a dedicated schoolhouse that was built c. 1855. After it burned, classes were held at the Hermitage railroad station until a one-room frame school was rebuilt in 1880. Old Dodson School was built in 1936, expanded in 1950 and 1955; it was desegregated Jan. 23, 1961. Dodson School, designed by Nashville architect Earl Swensson, opened here in 1968.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 187.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 23, 1961.

Location. 36° 11.479′ N, 86° 36.221′ W. Marker is in Hermitage, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Chandler Road 0.1 miles north of Summit Run Place, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4458 Chandler Rd, Hermitage TN 37076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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: The Hermitage Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Jacksons and Religion

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Hermitage Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Donelson Family Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rachel Stockley and Col. John Donelson (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Soldiers' Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Soldiers' Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hermitage.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Dodson School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,329 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.