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

George & Nathan “Nearest” Green & Jack Daniels

Nathan “Nearest” Green and Jack Daniels Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 14, 2022

1. Nathan “Nearest” Green and Jack Daniels Marker

Inscription. Pictured: George Green (L), son of Nathan "Nearest" Green and Jack Daniel (R). Nearest taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. Nearest was the first Master Distiller for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey and the first African-American Master Distiller in the history of the United States. More than 150 years have passed since Nearest and Jack first began making whiskey together, and, to this day, there has always been a member of the Green family working at the Jack Daniel Distillery.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 36° 10.54′ N, 86° 47.558′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Germantown. It is at the intersection of Rosa L Parks Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41) and Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north on Rosa L Parks Boulevard. Located in front of the Germantown Pub. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 708 Monroe St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle

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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: Jefferson St. Music Scene (within shouting distance of this marker); Assumption Church / Cardinal Stritch (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Centenary Methodist Institute (about 400 feet away); Germantown (about 500 feet away); Mary Catherine Schweiss Strobel (about 600 feet away); Neuhoff House (about 700 feet away); Adolphus Heiman (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 14, 2022

2. Nathan “Nearest” Green and Jack Daniels Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,563 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.