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

Green Hill

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Green Hill Marker

Inscription.

This Revolutionary War officer and Methodist leader settled and built his home here in 1799. He was influential in establishing Methodism on the Tennessee frontier and founded the Liberty Methodist Church one mile east. The Western Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of 1808, held at his home, was attended by Bishops Francis Asbury and newly elected William McKendree. The Hill family cemetery a short distance south and near the site of his home is maintained as a shrine by the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Erected 1994 by Green Hill's Descendants and Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 35° 59.444′ N, 86° 45.076′ W. Marker is in Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of Green Hill Boulevard and Concord Road (Tennessee Route 253), on the right when traveling south on Green Hill Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Green Hill & Cannon Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Green Hill Shrine (approx. ¼ mile away); Elmbrooke Barn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hunt-Little Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Edmondson - Little Spring House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cool Springs House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Alexander Smith House Twenty-Four Trees (approx. 1½ miles away); Forge Seat (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Also see . . . Liberty United Methodist Church Celebrates 200-year Anniversary. From October, 2008 edition of The Bugle, a publication of the Brentwood Historical Society. In PDF format. (Submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Green Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,086 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.