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

First state concrete highway

 
 
First state concrete highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
1. First state concrete highway Marker
Inscription. in 1921, the first state concrete highway connected Athens to Calhoun
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
 
Location. 36° 10.3′ N, 86° 47.316′ 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: 16 poets and critics (here, next to this marker); Ann Lee Keys Worley (here, next to this marker); Tennessee's First Radio Station (here, next to this marker);
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Commercial Appeal (here, next to this marker); Theatre Memphis (here, next to this marker); Tennesseans in World War I (here, next to this marker); 19th Amendment (here, next to this marker); McKissack & McKissack (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
First state concrete highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023
2. First state concrete highway Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Oct. 18, 2026