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

Hank Snow’s Rainbow Ranch

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 21, 2023

1. Hank Snow’s Rainbow Ranch Marker

Inscription. Clarence Eugene “Hank” Snow purchased this Madison home with his wife Minnien in 1950, not long after his appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. He was one of the first musicians in the United States to build and use a home studio. Snow’s band, the Rainbow Ranch Boys, took their name from this three acre property, Rainbow Ranch, which was also home to Snow’s horse, Shawnee. Snow was elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979.

Erected 2023 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 254.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 36° 15.633′ N, 86° 43.672′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Madison. It is on East Marthona Road 0.2 miles south of West Old Hickory Blvd (Tennessee Route 45), on the right when traveling south.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 E Marthona Rd, Madison TN 37115, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Amqui Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Smith-Carter House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Address by President Lincoln at the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 1.3 miles away); Spring Hill Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jimmy Martin (approx. 1.4 miles away); U.S. Colored Troops Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Odom’s Tennessee Pride Country Sausage (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 21, 2023

2. Hank Snow’s Rainbow Ranch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.