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

Harpeth Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Harpeth Church Marker

Inscription. This church is built on ground donated by Samuel McCutchen, a Revolutionary War veteran who received it as part of a land grant. O. B. Hayes served as the first pastor: David Bell and Robert McCutchen were elders, and James McCutcheon was secretary. The church was housed in a log building from 1811 until 1836 when work on the present building began.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 36° 2.637′ N, 86° 51.969′ W. Marker is near Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) 0.3 miles south of Old Hickory Boulevard (State Highway 254), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3077 Hillsboro Road, Brentwood TN 37027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American

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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: Aaittafama' Archaeological Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beechville (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1811 House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Northern-Hodge Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Percy Warner Park - Chickering Trailhead (approx. 1.2 miles away); Highland View (approx. 2.1 miles away); Samuel Claybrook Locke (approx. 2.1 miles away); Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Also see . . . Harpeth History. From the Harpeth Presbyterian Church website. (Submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Harpeth Church Marker

Harpeth Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 5, 2022

3. Harpeth Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 5, 2022

4. Harpeth Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.