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

Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. Marker

Inscription. In 1943, with a $1000 loan from a friend, Douglas G. Odom, Sr., his wife Louise, and their children - Doug Jr., Richard, Judy, and June - started a four-hog a day sausage business. Before selling the company in 2012, the three generation family-owned business was one of the largest independent sausage manufacturers in America. The iconic farmboy and slogan, "Take Home a Package of Tennessee Pride," were regular features on Grand Ole Opry television broadcasts starting in 1956.

Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 172.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. 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 1943.

Location. 36° 14.682′ N, 86° 40.709′ W. Marker is in Madison, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Neelys Bend Road just north of Nix Pass, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1145 Neelys Bend Rd, Madison TN 37115, 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

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, measured as the crow flies: Madison College (approx. half a mile away); Indian Captivity (approx. half a mile away); Madison Adventist Origins (approx. ¾ mile away); Lock 2 Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Hickory Village (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hadley's Bend Bicentennial Pavilion and Park (approx. 2 miles away); Thomas Overton (approx. 2 miles away); Memorial to Corporal William F. Lyell (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. 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 1,073 times since then and 53 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.