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

Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing

1752-1822

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2020

1. Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing Marker

Inscription. Lt. Alexander Ewing was commissioned in the Continental Army in Sept. 1777 and promoted to Capt. in 1781. That year, while serving as aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Greene, he was wounded at Guilford Courthouse. Ewing moved to Davidson Co. c. 1786 and married Sarah Smith c. 1788. Initially granted 2,666 acres, by 1798 Ewing had increased his land holdings across Middle Tenn. and owned 13 enslaved persons. This early Federal-style house was completed just before his death in 1822.

Erected 1995 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 95.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. 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 1752.

Location. 36° 14.048′ N, 86° 49.571′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Marrowbone. Marker is on Buena Vista Pike, 0.1 miles south of Beals Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5101 Buena Vista Pike, Nashville TN 37218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Frederick Stump (about 800 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Alexander Little Page Green (approx. 1.4 miles away); White’s Creek and the War (approx. 1.6 miles away); The James Gang (approx. 2.1 miles away); Enchanted Hills (approx. 2½ miles away); Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital / Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hyde's Ferry Turnpike (approx. 2.7 miles away); Haynes High School (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2020

2. Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing Marker

Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2020

3. Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing House

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 1,623 times since then and 250 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.