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

Audrey Manley

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Audrey Manley Marker

Inscription. Dr. Manley received a B.A. at Spelman College in Atlanta in 1955 and went straight to Meharry Medical College, where she graduated in 1959. She became a commissioned officer of U.S. Public Health in 1976 with a rank of captain. She reached the height of public service in medicine while serving as the U.S. Deputy Surgeon General and Acting Surgeon General. Manley went on to serve as President of Spelman College from 1997-2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 36° 10.13′ N, 86° 48.805′ 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: 2412 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: Honorable Thelma Harper (here, next to this marker); John W. Work III (here, next to this marker); David Levering Lewis (here, next to this marker); Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Major General Leonard Randolph Jr. (here, next to this marker); Dr. John Hope Franklin

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(here, next to this marker); General Loyd 'Fig' Newton (here, next to this marker); Perry Wallace (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. Audrey Manley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.