Portland in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Old Fountain Head Meeting House
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023
1. Old Fountain Head Meeting House Marker
Near here Bishop McKendree lived and was buried. Later his body was moved to the Vanderbilt University campus.
Erected August 15, 1942
Erected 1942.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion.
Location. 36° 33.824′ N, 86° 28.975′ W. Marker is in Portland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. Marker can be reached from Old Fountain Head Cemetary Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 Old Fountain Head Cemetary Rd, Portland TN 37148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Origins of Portland Masonic Lodge #326 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parker's Chapel (approx. one mile away); Bishop William McKendree (approx. 1˝ miles away); Fountain Head (approx. 1.7 miles away); "Freedom: Bought with their lives" (approx. 1.9 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 1.9 miles away); In Memory of Our Brave Men and Women
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Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023
2. Old Fountain Head Meeting House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
