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Clarence Saunders's "Piggly Wiggly"

 
 
Clarence Saunders's "Piggly Wiggly" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. Clarence Saunders's "Piggly Wiggly" Marker
Inscription. First self-service grocery store, Clarence Saunders's "Piggly Wiggly, opened at Memphis in 1916.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
 
Location. 36° 10.295′ N, 86° 47.313′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. Marker 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (here, next to this marker); Fisk University (here, next to this marker); Robert C. Church (here, next to this marker); Edward H. "Boss" Crump (here, next to this marker); Aluminum Company of America (here, next to this marker); Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial Normal School (here, next to this marker); Education and compulsory attendance (here, next to this marker); West Tennessee Normal School (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
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Clarence Saunders's "Piggly Wiggly" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. Clarence Saunders's "Piggly Wiggly" Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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