Fisk/Meharry in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Matthew Walker Sr.

1906-1978

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

1. Dr. Matthew Walker Sr. Marker

Inscription. Matthew Walker was born December 7, 1906 in Waterproof, La. After attending school in New Orleans, he graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1934 and began teaching at Hubbard Hospital. Walker served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1945-73 and was instrumental in securing a 1968 federal grant to start the Meharry Neighborhood Health Center. In 1970 the community-based clinic's name was changed to the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center in his honor.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 189.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • 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 1906.

Location. 36° 10.245′ N, 86° 48.082′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Fisk/Meharry. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Street and 14th Avenue North, on the left when traveling

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west on Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1035 14th Avenue North, Nashville TN 37208, 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: John Wesley Frierson (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speech at Fisk University (within shouting distance of this marker); Nashville Sit-Ins (within shouting distance of this marker); The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University/The Civil Rights March (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Kossie Gardner Sr. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 'Night Train' (about 600

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 4, 2020

2. Dr. Matthew Walker Sr. Marker

feet away); Fisk University Athletics (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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 911 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.