Hope Gardens in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Germantown
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022
1. Germantown Marker
Inscription.
Germantown. . The area of North Nashville known as "Germantown" was first settled in the late 1700s by the McGavock family. During the first half of the 19th century, the McGavocks began selling parcels of their property, many of which were bought by German immigrants who are moving with their families into the area. The architecturally significant Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was dedicated in 1859, and it remains the second-oldest standing Catholic Church in Nashville. Germantown also became one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Nashville due to an influx of freed slaves who stayed there because of the benevolence of the German population towards them.
The area of North Nashville known as "Germantown" was first settled in the late 1700s by the McGavock family. During the first half of the 19th century, the McGavocks began selling parcels of their property, many of which were bought by German immigrants who are moving with their families into the area. The architecturally significant Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was dedicated in 1859, and it remains the second-oldest standing Catholic Church in Nashville. Germantown also became one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Nashville due to an influx of freed slaves who stayed there because of the benevolence of the German population towards them.
Location. 36° 10.391′ N, 86° 47.493′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hope Gardens. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 811 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
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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.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022
2. Germantown Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
