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

The Agriculture Building

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 11, 2022

1. The Agriculture Building Marker

Inscription. Tennessee's tradition of farming excellence was featured in the Agriculture Building with its displays of the most modern equipment and machinery for planting, cultivating, and harvesting. Interior exhibits featured crops such as corn, tobacco, and grains and grasses. An outdoor demonstration stand of tobacco explained the various stages of growth from "seed to the final cure of the leaf.” A cotton patch was of "peculiar interest to all Northern visitors,” as well as to those more familiar with the "great Southern staple."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 36° 10.279′ N, 86° 47.297′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 7th Avenue North. Located within the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1916 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, 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

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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: Seesaw View of the Exposition (here, next to this marker); The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (here, next to this marker); David Lipscomb College (here, next to this marker); The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Ryman and the Union Gospel Tabernacle (a few steps from this marker); First major Tennessee labor strike (a few steps from this marker); 1890 Population (a few steps from this marker); Ida B. Wells (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

The Agriculture Building Marker (in middle) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 11, 2022

2. The Agriculture Building Marker (in middle)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.