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

First Nashville Library

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

1. First Nashville Library Marker

Inscription. The first Nashville Library was housed in the Courthouse in 1814. Open four hours weekly, by 1835 the library's catalog numbered 4,000 items.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 36° 9.996′ N, 86° 46.66′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Union Street North. Located within Nashville Public Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 49-199 Union St N, 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: L. Jonas & Company Millinery Firm (here, next to this marker); City Haymarket (here, next to this marker); The Ensley Building (here, next to this marker); Women and the Whig Party (here, next to this marker); Century III (a few steps from this marker); Jeffrey Lockelier (a few steps from this marker); Mule Pulled Streetcars (a few steps from this marker); The Marquis de Lafayette's Visit to Nashville (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

2. First Nashville Library 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 237 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.