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Robertson Academy

 
 
Robertson Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020
1. Robertson Academy Marker
Inscription. Was established by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly Sept. 13, 1806, which provided for an academy in each of the then 27 counties. The school has operated continuously since that time.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 91.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1806.
 
Location. 36° 4.922′ N, 86° 46.56′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Robertson Academy Road 0.2 miles west of Franklin Pike (U.S. 31), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 835 Robertson Academy Rd, Nashville TN 37220, 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
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Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battle of Nashville / Peach Orchard Hill (approx. Ύ mile away); Travellers Rest (approx. Ύ mile away); From Enslavement to Freedom (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Travellers' Rest (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Travellers Rest (was approx. Ύ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Robertson Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020
2. Robertson Academy Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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