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

Old Hickory Triangle

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Old Hickory Triangle Marker

Inscription. This intersection, known as "The Triangle," served as the commercial core of Old Hickory from the 1920s through the 1940s. A variety of shops were located here, including a grocery, bank, general store, barber shop, restaurants, and doctors' offices, as well as the bus station and YMCA. The Public Works Administration built the Colonial Revival Post Office in 1934-35.

Erected 2002 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 110.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Science & Medicine. 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 1920.

Location. 36° 15.862′ N, 86° 39.03′ W. Marker is in Old Hickory, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Donelson Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Old Hickory Boulevard. Marker located in Old Hickory Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 609 Bryan St, Old Hickory TN 37138, 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial to Corporal William F. Lyell (here, next to this marker); Thomas Overton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Hickory Village (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hadley's Bend Bicentennial Pavilion and Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Hickory Powder Plant (approx. 1.4 miles away); Madison Adventist Origins (approx. 1.4 miles away); Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. (approx. 2.1 miles away); Madison College (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Hickory.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Old Hickory Triangle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.