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

Penny Campbell

1953-2014

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

1. Penny Campbell Marker

Inscription. An activist for LGBT rights and advocate for people with mental health and housing issues, Campbell co-organized Tennessee's delegation to the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights and Nashville's 1988 Pride parade at a time when many feared discrimination and violence. Daughter of civil rights activist Will Campbell, she was the lead plaintiff in Campbell v. Sundquist (1996), which overturned a law criminalizing private, consensual, sexual acts between same-sex adults.

Erected 2017 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 161.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. 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 1953.

Location. 36° 10.872′ N, 86° 44.385′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Lockeland Springs. It is on McEwen Avenue just east of Rudolph Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 1617 McEwen Ave, Nashville TN 37206, 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: Lockeland Spring (approx. 0.3 miles away); Holly Street Fire Hall / Bass Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kelley vs. Board of Education of Nashville / East High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eastland / Cora Howe’s “Wildings” (approx. 0.6 miles away); Professor Bailey (approx. 0.6 miles away); School Desegregation in Nashville / Hattie Cotton Elementary School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Engine Co. 18 Fire Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oprah's Career Start (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Penny Campbell 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 646 times since then and 58 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.