Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Downtown Presbyterian Church I
This site occupied 1814-1955 by the First Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 25, 2023
1. The Downtown Presbyterian Church I Marker
1785-1824 Thomas Craighead of NC• 1801-1833 William Hume of Scotland
Pastors, First Church,
1814 Gideon Blackburn, D.D. of VA• 1820 Allan D. Campbell, D.D. of England• 1828 Obadiah Jennings, D.D. of NJ• 1833 John Todd Edgar, D.D. of DE• 1860 Joseph Bardwell, D.D. of MS• 1865 R.F. Bunting, D.D. of VA• 1868 Thomas Verner Moore, D.D. of MS• 1872 Henry Van Dyke, D.D. of PA• 1873 Thomas A. Hoyt, D.D. of SC• 1884 Jere Witherspoon, D.D. of MS• 1893 James I. Vance, D.D. of TN• 1901 Wm. M. Anderson, D.D. of TN• 1911 James I. Vance, D.D. of TN• 1936 Thomas Calhoun Barr, D.D. of SC• 1943 Walter R. Courtenay, D.D. of Canada•
Pastors, Downtown Church
1956-70 William Dixon Gray, of MI• 1971-81 Hogan L. Yancey, Ph.D. of KY• 1976-94 D.P. McGeachy, III, S.T.D. of GA• 1983-89 William Turner Bryant, D.D. of GA• 1994-00 John R. Hilley, M.Div. of NC• 2002-14 Ken Locke, M.Div., M.A. of AR• 2014- Mike Wilson, M.Div. of NY•
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.
Location. 36° 9.794′ N, 86° 46.788′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Church Street
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Downtown Presbyterian Church II (a few steps from this marker); Downtown Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Maxwell House Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Sarah Estell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fourth and Church (about 300 feet away); Nashville Sit-Ins (about 400 feet away); Tennessee Ornithological Society (about 600 feet away); William Walker (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 25, 2023
2. The Downtown Presbyterian Church I Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
