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

Goodlettsville High School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 8, 2024

1. Goodlettsville High School Marker

Inscription. In 1850, Peyton Roscoe donated seven acres of land here to build a male and a female academy. A co-educational elementary school replaced the 1850 buildings in 1910, with a high school to follow in 1920. Classes were held in tents and a frame house from 1917 until the building was completed. In 1937 a gymnasium was added, and a new main building in 1945. Additional expansions occurred from 1951-60. Converted to a middle school in 1986, the building was razed in 2015.

Erected 2024 by Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 265.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. 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 1850.

Location. 36° 19.127′ N, 86° 42.784′ W. Marker is in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 31W/41) and Drake Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Marker is in front of Goodlettsville Middle Preparatory School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 S Main St, Goodlettsville TN 37072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Goodlettsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Casper Mansker (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mansker’s Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mansker's Forts and Walton's Campground (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Casper Mansker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert Cartwright (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Bowen House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mansker’s First Fort (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goodlettsville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 8, 2024

2. Goodlettsville High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.