Belle Meade in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

In Memory of Colonel Luke Lea

1879-1945

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 1, 2021

1. In Memory of Colonel Luke Lea 1879-1945

Inscription.
So the posterity might enjoy the benefits of a public park preserved in its natural beauty, in 1927 Colonel Lea gave the original tract of 868 acres of this land to the city of Nashville requesting that the park near the name of his late father-in-law, the late Percy Warner.

Erected by officers who served under Colonel Lea in the 114th field artillery during the First World War.

Erected by Officers who served under Colonel Lea in the 114th Field Artillery during the First World War.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 36° 4.904′ N, 86° 52.095′ W. Memorial is in Belle Meade, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Belle Meade Boulevard 0.1 miles south of Page Road, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1298 Belle Meade Blvd, Nashville TN 37221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally,

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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 of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Luke Lea Heights (within shouting distance of this marker); To the men of the First Tennessee Infantry who sleep in honored glory (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Percy Warner Park (about 600 feet away); Warner Parks (about 600 feet away); Significant Tree (approx. one mile away); West Meade (approx. 1.2 miles away); Belle Meade Golf Links Historic District (approx. 1.4 miles away); Parmer School (approx. 1½ miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 1, 2021

2. In Memory of Colonel Luke Lea 1879-1945

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, January 1, 2021

3. In Memory of Colonel Luke Lea 1879-1945

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 475 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.