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In Memory of Alfred Hume

1808-1853

 
 
In Memory of Alfred Hume Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 2, 2021
1. In Memory of Alfred Hume Marker
Inscription. Father of the Nashville Public School System
 
Erected by The Public School Children.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
 
Location. 36° 9.542′ N, 86° 46.924′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of 8th Avenue South (U.S. 41) and Broadway (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north on 8th Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 8th Ave S, Nashville TN 37203, 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: In Memory of Francis Fogg (a few steps from this marker); The South Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Nashville's First Public School (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain John Gordon 1763-1819 (within shouting distance of this marker); Nashville Centennial (within shouting distance of this marker); Randall Jarrell (within shouting distance of this marker); Hume-Fogg High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Customs House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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In Memory of Alfred Hume Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 2, 2021
2. In Memory of Alfred Hume Marker
In Memory of Alfred Hume Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 2, 2021
3. In Memory of Alfred Hume Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 20, 2026