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

Lide Merriwether

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

1. Lide Merriwether Marker

Inscription. In 1889, Lide Merriwether founded state's first woman's suffrage organization at Memphis.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 36° 10.274′ N, 86° 47.3′ 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: "War of the Roses" (here, next to this marker); Grant College (here, next to this marker); "The Winning of the West" (here, next

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to this marker); Southern cities with electric streetcars and suburbs (here, next to this marker); New voices of labor and women; three mile long bridge in Memphis was a fitting symbol of outreach (here, next to this marker); Penny Savings Bank (here, next to this marker); Women's Christian Temperance Union (here, next to this marker); Lizzie Crozier French founded the Ossoli Circle (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

2. Lide Merriwether Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.