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

Jeffrey Lockelier

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

1. Jeffrey Lockelier Marker

Inscription. Jeffrey Lockelier, a free man of color, worked at the Courthouse following a military career in Jackson's army. "Major Jeffrey" called Nashville home for twenty years. His 1830 obituary eulogized him as one "who bestowed his best days to the service of his country, lived a life of benevolence, and died praising God."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • Military.

Location. 36° 9.994′ N, 86° 46.667′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Union Street North and 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37201, 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: Women and the Whig Party (here, next to this marker); Mule Pulled Streetcars (here, next to this marker); City Haymarket (here, next to this marker); The Marquis de Lafayette's Visit to Nashville (a few steps from this marker); First Nashville Library (a few steps from this marker); L. Jonas & Company Millinery Firm (a few steps from this marker); The Ensley Building

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(a few steps from this marker); Site of Methodist Episcopal Church Publishing House (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

2. Jeffrey Lockelier Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.