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

Tennessee Tower

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 7, 2021

1. Tennessee Tower Marker

Inscription. The tallest office building in Nashville was purchased from American General Life and Accident Insurance Company by the State of Tennessee on January 3, 1994.

It was originally built in 1970 as the National Life Center, home of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, the largest corporation in the state of Tennessee and the second largest corporation in the Southeastern States, which was founded by:

C.R. Clements, of Kentucky
C.A. Craig, of Giles County
E.B. Craig, of Giles County
R.E. Fort, M.D., of Robertson County
Thomas J. Tyne, of Davidson County
Newton H. White, of Giles County
W.R. Wills, of Haywood County
The National Life and Accident Insurance Company was the creator and proprietor of Radio Station WSM, The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland Hotel, Opryland USA, and WSMV-TV.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 36° 9.861′ N, 86° 47.05′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It is on 7th Avenue

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North north of Union Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 7th Avenue North, Nashville TN 37219, 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: Edwin W. Craig (within shouting distance of this marker); Mrs. John Hill Eakin - Mrs. Robert F. Weakley (within shouting distance of this marker); Lest We Forget: The Middle Passage (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Edwin W. Craig (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam Davis of Tennessee (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The USS Nashville (CL-43) (about 300 feet away); American Merchant Marine Veterans

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 7, 2021

2. Tennessee Tower Marker

(about 300 feet away); Still on Patrol (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (Wikipedia). (Submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Tennessee Tower image. Click for full size.

Public domain / Wikipedia, 2009

3. Tennessee Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.