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

Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale"

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

1. Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" Marker

Inscription. Jenny Lind,"the Swedish Nightingale." performed in Nashville and Memphis in 1851

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 36° 10.249′ N, 86° 47.282′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37219, 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: Tennessee's increasing prosperity and influence (here, next to this marker); Memphis (here, next to this marker); Adelphi Theatre

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(here, next to this marker); 1850 Population (here, next to this marker); Medical college at University of Nashville (here, next to this marker); Four Tennesseans and the London World's Fair of 1851 (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Cotton Production (here, next to this marker); First tax for public education (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 3, 2022

2. Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" Marker

Public Domain - Internet Archive, 1854

3. Jenny Lind

from Woman's Record of Sketches of all Distinguished Women from the Creation to A.D. 1854 by Sarah Josepha Hale, 1855, page 728.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on January 3, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.