Historic Edgefield in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Shelby Park

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 28, 2023

1. Shelby Park Marker

Inscription. The Nashville Street Railway had an amusement park built in the wooded area now known as Shelby Park during the early 1890s as a method of enticing people to use their streetcars. Between 1906 and 1909 the amusement park and over 150 acres of land were acquired by the City and set aside as parkland. The lake that exists in the present-day park was dug around that time, and the park officially opened on July 4, 1912. In the 1920s, movies were shown on the hillside behind what is now the Shelby Community Center. Today, Shelby Park remains a premier urban park, with a nature center, two public golf courses, and eight miles of greenway trails.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 36° 10.235′ N, 86° 45.25′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Historic Edgefield. It is at the intersection of Shelby Avenue and South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east on Shelby Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 908B Shelby Ave, Nashville TN 37206, United States

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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: Jesse James House (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Shelby Park (approx. ¼ mile away); East Nashville Fire (approx. 0.3 miles away); Miles House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Surrender of Nashville 612 Woodland Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); City of Edgefield (approx. half a mile away); Meigs School (approx. half a mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 28, 2023

2. Shelby Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.