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

Sulphur Dell

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

1. Sulphur Dell Marker

Inscription. Established near downtown Nashville as home to local teams. Athletic Park was given the name Sulphur Dell by sports writer Grantland Rice in 1908. The ballpark became an important landmark to baseball fans across Middle Tennessee. It was the home of the Nashville Elite Giants, an independent African American team which later went on to join the Southern Negro League in 1932. The final game was played by the Nashville Vols on September 7, 1963. The stadium was torn down in 1969.

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

Location. 36° 10.345′ N, 86° 47.711′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Nashville. It is on Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1008 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, 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: 10 Rules of Conduct for Civil Rights Sit-Ins (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carnegie Library (about 700 feet away); Germantown (about 700 feet away); Role of Religious Leaders (about 700 feet away); Adolphus Heiman (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Baptist College (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Jefferson Street Music Scene (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

2. Sulphur Dell 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 290 times since then and 20 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.