Metrocenter/North Rhodes Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Samuel Watkins

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 12, 2022

1. Samuel Watkins Marker

Inscription. Brick manufacturer and builder, who fought under General Andrew Jackson in the Creek campaigns and at the Battle of New Orleans, left at his death in 1880 property and $100,000 as an endowment for a school later called Watkins Institute, organized in 1885. A pioneer school for adult education, and a leader in arts education, it has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Erected 1968 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 36° 11.621′ N, 86° 48.342′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Metrocenter/North Rhodes Park. Marker is on Rosa L. Parks Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41) ¼ mile Athens Way, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2298 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville TN 37228, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker.

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Zephaniah Alexander Looby (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Buena Vista Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Nashville High School (approx. half a mile away); Saint Cecilia Academy (approx. half a mile away); The Temple Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); The Nashville Race Course (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jones School / School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools (approx. 0.9 miles away); Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital / Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D. (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Samuel Watkins Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.