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

Ronald Lawson

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Ronald Lawson Marker

Inscription. Ronald Lawson was a forward for the 1958 Pearl High School basketball team. The '58 team captured the first of three consecutive national NAIA championships. Lawson is a member of the TSAA Hall of Fame and the Metro Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports.

Location. 36° 10.127′ N, 86° 48.83′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2414 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ed 'Too Tall' Jones (here, next to this marker); Tennessee State University NFL Players (here, next to this marker); Kindell Stephens, Sr. (here, next to this marker); 'Jefferson Street' Joe Gilliam (here, next to this marker); Wilma Rudolph (here, next to this marker); Tennessee State University NBA Players (here, next to this marker); Richard Dent (here, next to this marker); Reginald W. Coopwood, M.D. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

2. Ronald Lawson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 416 times since then and 22 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.