Hadley/Washington in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Washington Junior High School

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 23, 2023

1. Washington Junior High School Marker

Inscription. Named for George E. Washington, former principal of Pearl High School, this grade 7-9 school opened in 1928. Principals included J. A. Galloway, Braxton Murrell and Isaiah Suggs. Students took classes in English, history, Latin, science, math, industrial arts and music, and had student-teacher Partnerships with Fisk University and Tennessee A&I. Razed in the mid-1980s for Pearl-Cohn Magnet School, alumni include many significant members of Nashville's African American community.

Erected 2023 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 257.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 36° 9.804′ N, 86° 48.859′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley/Washington. It is at the intersection of Morena Street and 25th Ave N, on the left when traveling west on Morena Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2422 Morena St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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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: Nashville Christian Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ernest Rip Patton / Modern Civil Rights Activists in Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gordon Chapel / Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Royal Towers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. Pharaoh H. Benson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jackie Shane (approx. 0.4 miles away); Club Del Morocco (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 23, 2023

2. Washington Junior High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.