Near Old Hickory in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Williamson Chapel Complex

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

1. Williamson Chapel Complex Marker

Inscription.

This Methodist church was built in 1850 for use of slaves by Richard Williamson, an African American, on land donated by slave owner Dick Mastaman. It served as both a church and a school. The original floor joists remain today. In 1896 the building burned and was rebuilt. A two-room school for blacks was built in the Rosenwald style in 1936 by members of the community and some Lebanon businessmen.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 216.)

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 1850.

Location. 36° 14.549′ N, 86° 33.747′ W. Marker is near Old Hickory, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is on Needmore Road 0.2 miles north of East Shady Trail, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1576 Needmore Road, Old Hickory TN 37138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lefty Frizzell (approx. 2.4 miles away); Williamson Family Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Michael Stoner (approx. 3 miles away); Blackwood Field (approx. 3 miles away); Hunter's Hill (approx. 3.1 miles away); Andrew Jackson Donelson (approx. 3.1 miles away); Tulip Grove (approx. 3.1 miles away); Stories Told by Things the Enslaved Left Behind (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020

2. Williamson Chapel Complex Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.