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

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Site of First Store

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

1. Site of First Store Marker

Inscription. Lardner Clark came from Philadelphia in the early 1780's with ten horses packed with piece goods, needles and pins. He established Nashville's first drygoods store by 1786, on a site 30 yards east. The building, which served as store, tavern and dwelling, faced south and was known as "the house with a plazza."

Erected 1963 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 36° 9.912′ N, 86° 46.63′ W. Marker was in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It was in Downtown. It was on 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 436 2nd Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced.

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This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: A different marker also named Site of First Store (here, next to this marker); Post-Emancipation Violence in America / Lynching and the Subversion of Legal Rights (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Printer's Alley Garage (about 400 feet away); Gerst House (about 400 feet away); Founding of Nashville (about 400 feet away); The Seeing Eye (about 500 feet away); Jacques Timothe Boucher de Montbrun (about 500 feet away); Site of Methodist Episcopal Church Publishing House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

More about this marker. This marker has been replaced

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

2. Site of First Store Marker

by marker, #188930, also titled “Site of First Store.”

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

3. Site of First Store Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

4. Site of First Store Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 11, 2012

5. Site of First Store Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.