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

Paradise Ridge

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2020

1. Paradise Ridge Marker

Inscription. Named for the Paradise brothers, early settlers from North Carolina, this ridge was home to the Joelton Air Force Station from 1956-61, when the 799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron operated here as a part of the integrated continental defense system against aerial attacks from the Soviet Union. After the station closed, the radar equipment was updated and is still used as part of the FAA Joint Surveillance System. The Paradise Ridge Community Center opened here in 2013.

Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 166.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold. 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 1956.

Location. 36° 20.137′ N, 86° 51.58′ W. Marker is in Joelton, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Morgan Road 0.6 miles east of Whites Creek Pike (U.S. 431), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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3000 Morgan Road, Joelton TN 37080, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Davidson County / Robertson County (approx. 4.4 miles away); Abner T. Shaw House (approx. 4.8 miles away); The James Gang (approx. 5.2 miles away); White’s Creek and the War (approx. 5.7 miles away); Alexander Little Page Green (approx. 5.9 miles away); Nelson's Greenbrier Distillery (approx. 7.1 miles away); New Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing (approx. 7.3 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2020

2. Paradise Ridge 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 2,550 times since then and 167 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.