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

Hermitage Church

 
 
Hermitage Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022
1. Hermitage Church Marker
Inscription. Hermitage Church erected in 1823 by citizens of the community.

Andrew Jackson influenced by his wife Rachel Donelson Jackson gave the land and the largest contribution

Marked in 1936 by Rachel Stockley Donelson Chapter D.A.R.
 
Erected 1936 by Rachel Stockley Donelson Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 36° 12.692′ N, 86° 36.381′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hermitage. It is on Rachels Lane, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4709 Rachels Ln, Hermitage TN 37076, 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
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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: The Jacksons and Religion (within shouting distance of this marker); The Donelson Family Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Hermitage Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Peace: Follow the Drinking Gourd (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers' Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Rachel Stockley and Col. John Donelson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Confederate Soldiers' Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Cemetery Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line).
 
Hermitage Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022
2. Hermitage Church Marker
Hermitage Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022
3. Hermitage Church
Hermitage Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 12, 2022
4. Hermitage Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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