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

Aaittafama' Archaeological Park

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 1, 2024

1. Aaittafama' Archaeological Park Marker

Inscription. Created in 2014, this park protects one of the few remaining undisturbed Mississippian period villages in Davidson County. The Native Americans who lived here were part of a landscape of farms, villages, and mound centers that flourished along the Harpeth River between 1250-1440 CE. By the late 1400s, Native Americans vacated Middle Tennessee after many years of drought, warfare, and political instability. The name Aaittafama' means "gathering place" in Chickasaw, a Muskogean language likely related to that spoken by Native Americans who once lived here.

Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 268.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 2014.

Location. 36° 2.725′ N, 86° 51.848′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on Hillsboro Road south of Tennessee Road 254, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4094 Hillsboro Rd, Nashville TN 37215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harpeth Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beechville (approx. 0.8 miles away); 1811 House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Northern-Hodge Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Percy Warner Park - Chickering Trailhead (approx. 1.2 miles away); Highland View (approx. 2.1 miles away); Samuel Claybrook Locke (approx. 2.3 miles away); Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 1, 2024

2. Aaittafama' Archaeological Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 966 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.