Near Brentwood in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Beechville

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Beechville Marker

Inscription. Samuel McCutchen, Charles Brown, and Samuel Edmiston settled here before 1800. Thomas W. Stockett, who built a mill on Little Harpeth River, came by 1802. Near the intersection of Beech Creek Road and the Nashville-Hillsboro Turnpike were various businesses - saddletree and wagon makers, a blacksmith shop, sawmill, two stores, post office (1876-1903), and a toll gate. A Masonic lodge and Harpeth Academy shared a building north of Harpeth Presbyterian Church. Community Schools were Oak Hill, Sunnyside and Beechville (black). Doctors M. T. Byrn, W. J. Parker and John Sugg attended the area's medical needs. Greater Pleasant View Baptist Church, organized in 1894, moved from Sneed Road to Hillsboro Road ca. 1932.

Erected 1997 by The family of Battle and Sara Puryear Rodes; Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 36° 2.164′ N, 86° 52.327′ W. Marker is near Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is on Hillsboro Road

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(U.S. 431) 0.1 miles north of Hillsboro Valley Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2947 Hillsboro Road, Brentwood TN 37027, 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. Harpeth Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Samuel Claybrook Locke (approx. 1½ miles away); Highland View (approx. 1.9 miles away); Grassland Community (approx. 1.9 miles away); Motheral/Moran House (approx. 2 miles away); Montpier (approx. 2.2 miles away); Motheral-Ring Family of Locust Guard (approx. 2.2 miles away); Leigh-Morgan Property at Grassland (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Beechville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.