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

West Meade

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 7, 2021

1. West Meade Marker

Inscription. In 1883, Gen. William G. Harding gave his daughter, Mary, 2600 acres of his farm, Belle Meade. The same year, Mary and her husband, U. S. Senator Howell E. Jackson, bought a 131-acre farm adjoining that tract. They built this home at a cost of $14,905. During his lifetime, Howell was a U. S. Senator and a justice on both the U. S. 6th Circuit Court and the U. S. Supreme Court. The house remained in the family until 1944 when the farm was sold and subdivided.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 189.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Law Enforcement • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 36° 5.822′ N, 86° 52.597′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in West Meade. It is on Harding Pike (U.S. 70S) west of Old Harding Pike, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6204 Old Harding Pike, Nashville TN 37205, 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: Belle Meade Golf Links Historic District (approx. 0.7 miles away); In 1807 (approx. 0.8 miles away);

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The Natchez Trace (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Belle Meade Railway Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Belle Meade Bourbon (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ice House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dairy (approx. 0.9 miles away); Slave Cabin (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. In 1865 (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Howell Edmunds Jackson. Tennessee Encyclopedia entry on the politician and jurist. (Submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 7, 2021

2. West Meade Marker

Judge Howell E. Jackson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown

3. Judge Howell E. Jackson

Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.