South Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Gen. Sam G. Smith
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
1. Gen. Sam G. Smith Marker
Jackson County attorney;
aide-de-camp, General Carroll,
at New Orleans, 1815;
State Senator, 1827-29;
Bank Commissioner, 1829;
Secretary of State
for Tennessee, 1831-35.
His motto: Office has no
charms to justify a sacrifice of principle.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 36° 8.83′ N, 86° 46.217′ W. Marker was in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It was in South Nashville. It could be reached from the intersection of 4th Avenue S. and Oak Street. Located in the Nashville City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Nashville TN 37203, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Middle Tennessee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: John E. Hagey (a few steps from this marker); Frontier Nashville / Athens of the West (within shouting distance of this marker); The Free and the Unfree (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Richard S. Ewell (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); William Driver (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Felix K. Zollicoffer (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
2. Gen. Sam G. Smith Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 24, 2022
3. Gen. Sam G. Smith Marker has been removed
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, March 21, 2009
4. Nashville City Cemetery Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 29, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 4. submitted on October 4, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
