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

Fountain of Youth

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

1. Fountain of Youth Marker

Inscription. Filling a jug with sulfur water from the trough in Morgan Park was a once popular activity, as W.T. Gatlin, age 80, shows in this 1946 photo.

The healing mineral water was believed to promote longevity, cure hangovers, repel rats, and was used as a voodoo potion.

The fountain you see today is inspired by the water troughs of the past. It does not use sulfur water and is not drinkable.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 36° 10.779′ N, 86° 47.445′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Germantown. It can be reached from 5th Avenue North 0.1 miles south of Hume Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1507 5th Ave N, Nashville TN 37208, 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

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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: Morgan Park History (within shouting distance of this marker); Fehr School / School Desegration in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Werthan Bag Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Freeland's Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Ratterman Row (approx. ¼ mile away); Neuhoff House (approx. ¼ mile away); Centenary Methodist Institute (approx. ¼ mile away); Germantown (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 9, 2024

2. Fountain of Youth Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.