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

Robert "Black Bob" Renfro

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

1. Robert "Black Bob" Renfro Marker

Inscription. Robert "Black Bob" Benfro was a slave given permission to sell "Liquor and Victuals" by the county court in 1794. He was emancipated in 1801 and purchased and maintained an inn and livery stable on the north side of the Public Square, where he operated under the sign of the Cross Keys.

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

Location. 36° 9.979′ N, 86° 46.701′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from 3rd Avenue North north of Union Street, on the right when traveling north. 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: 1933 Tornado in Nashville (here, next to this marker); Poll Tax / 19th Amendment (here, next to this marker); Thomas G. Bradford and the Nashville Citizen (here, next to this marker); African Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School Union (here, next to this marker); Hot Air Balloon Launch (a few steps from this marker); Nashvillians and the Great Depression (a few steps from this marker); Nashville' Public Square

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(a few steps from this marker); Nashville's Public Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . . (Submitted on September 16, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 17, 2022

2. Robert "Black Bob" Renfro 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 632 times since then and 41 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.