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

DeMoss Cabin

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 30, 2021

1. DeMoss Cabin Marker

Inscription. This cabin was the home of Revolutionary War captain Abraham Louis DeMoss, wife Hannah, and their nine children after he bought land near here in 1800. DeMoss named his home Belle Vue, French for “beautiful view” which became the name of this entire area. For almost 200 years the cabin stood atop a ridge on the west side of Morton Mill Road until donated to Bellevue Harpeth Historic Association by the family of DeMoss descendants, Frank Hartwell and Dolores (Dolly) Hutchison Carter.

Captain De Moss is buried in the Old DeMoss Cemetery which is south of Todd Pries Drive near the Harpeth River.

Erected 2017 by Bellevue Harper Historic Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 36° 4.393′ N, 86° 56.01′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Bellevue. It is at the intersection of Colice Jeanne Rd and U.S. 70S, on the left when traveling south on Colice Jeanne Rd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 684 Colice Jeanne Rd,

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Nashville TN 37221, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bellevue High School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Myhr House (about 800 feet away); Belle Vue (approx. half a mile away); Historic Bellevue (approx. ¾ mile away); Old DeMoss Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Old Harding Pike (approx. 1.2 miles away); Devon Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away); DeMoss and the First Belle Vue (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 30, 2021

2. DeMoss Cabin Marker

DeMoss Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 30, 2021

3. DeMoss Cabin

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 30, 2021

4. DeMoss Cabin

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 30, 2021

5. DeMoss Cabin

The “beautiful view”. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 30, 2021

6. The “beautiful view”.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,238 times since then and 149 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.