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

Hyde's Ferry Turnpike

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2020

1. Hyde's Ferry Turnpike Marker

Inscription. Here was toll-gate No.2 of the Hyde's Ferry Turnpike Co., chartered in 1848 to build a road from Nashville to Ashland City and Sycamore Mills. Richard Hyde's ferry crossed the Cumberland 2.6 mi. southeast, where the railroad bridge is now. Davidson County paid $10,000 for its part of the road in 1901. Cheatham County bought its portion and freed it from tolls in 1916.

Erected 1971 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 46.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. 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 1848.

Location. 36° 12.541′ N, 86° 51.846′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Northwest Nashville. It is on Ashland City Highway (Tennessee Route 12) 0.1 miles east of Eatons Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4415 Ashland City Highway, Nashville TN 37218,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enchanted Hills (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Gold Coast (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Bordeaux Community and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge/Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge (approx. 2.3 miles away); Tennessee State Penitentiary (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cockrill Bend (approx. 2.6 miles away); Frederick Stump (approx. 2.7 miles away); Captain Alexander "Devil Alex" Ewing (approx. 2.7 miles away); Theodore "Ted" Rhodes (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. Hyde's Ferry Turnpike 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 1,865 times since then and 91 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.