Nunnelly in Hickman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Grace Baxter Thompson

1902 - 1991

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

1. Grace Baxter Thompson Marker

Inscription. An outstanding teacher dedicated to her pupils for 50 years, 30 of which she was the principal of Nunnelly School, retiring in 1972. She was an artist, a poet, a musician, a high school basketball coach of renown, a benefactor to her many needy students, a nature lover, a lady of great wisdom and common sense, and an author who wrote “Dreamland Girl”, the biography of songwriter, Beth Slater Whitson. She was the epitome of all that a teacher should be. The many students and friends who remember her dedication to excellence place this marker in honor of “Miss Grace”.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 35° 51.677′ N, 87° 29.04′ W. Marker is in Nunnelly, Tennessee, in Hickman County. It is on State Highway 230 0.4 miles west of Goodrich Road (County Road 961), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 Highway 230, Nunnelly TN 37137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Nunnelly Family Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Beth Slater Whitson (approx. 0.8 miles away); First County Seat (approx. one mile away); Blake Tollison Shelton (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (approx. 4.9 miles away); Franklin Delano Reeves (approx. 4.9 miles away); Hickman County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Centerville Church of Christ Bell Tower in memory of Paul Rogers (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nunnelly.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Edwin Hickman (was approx. 5½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

2. Grace Baxter Thompson Marker

Former Nunnelly School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 19, 2020

3. Former Nunnelly School

Thompson was principal of this school for 30 years.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.