Fisk/Meharry in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lloyd C. Elam, M.D., Mental Health Center

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Lloyd C. Elam, M.D., Mental Health Center Marker

Inscription. The Lloyd C. Elam, M.D., Mental Health Center is named for the nationally esteemed Meharry psychiatrist who served as the sixth President of Meharry Medical College from 1968 to 1981. Dr. Elam's skillful cultivation of capital resources made possible the development of a campus infrastructure that continues today to support the mission and goals of this historic academic health science center.

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

Location. 36° 9.963′ N, 86° 48.465′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Fisk/Meharry. It is on Albion Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 Albion St, Nashville TN 37208, 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: Dr. Lloyd C. Elam (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Mattie Coleman (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Royal Towers (about 400 feet away); Dr. Robert Fulton Boyd (about 700 feet away); Hulda Margaret Lyttle (about 700 feet away); Dr. Josie E. Wells (about 700 feet away); Meharry Medical College (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

2. Lloyd C. Elam, M.D., Mental Health Center Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.