Hadley/Washington in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson

1841-1905

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

1. Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson Marker

Inscription. In 1869, African American pioneers in this area saw the need to build a church in the city's Northwest corridor. In 1871,the Rev. Nelson Merry, one of Nashville's first ordained African American ministers and pastor of the First Colored Baptist Church, responded by ordaining the Rev. Pharaoh Benson, a former slave, and sending him to establish Mt. Nebo Colored Baptist Church on this site. The old Ashcraft School, a one-room frame structure on Mt. Nebo Hill, served as the church's building.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 229.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 36° 9.504′ N, 86° 48.806′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley/Washington. It is at the intersection of Clifton Avenue and 25th Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on Clifton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2416

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Clifton Avenue, Nashville TN 37209, 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 walking distance of this marker: Nashville Christian Institute (approx. ¼ mile away); Ernest Rip Patton / Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gordon Chapel / Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woman Suffrage Rallies (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington Junior High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Powder Grinding Wheels (approx. 0.4 miles away); HCA Healthcare (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centennial Park Swimming Pool (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . The View from Mt. Nebo: A History of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church | Nashville, Tennessee.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

2. Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson Marker

A SlideShare history of the church, including a page devoted to founding pastor Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson. (Submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 18 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.