Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Original Church of God
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L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 8, 2024
1. Original Church of God side of marker
Original Church of God. This Original Church of God in Gallatin is one of three churches founded and pastored by Bishop Lula Mae Swanson for fifty-five years. She also founded and pastored the Original Church of God in Belvidere and Hartsville, Tennessee. Members of the Original Church of God joined Bishop Swanson every Sunday to sing songs as she hosted and preached on a radio program Bringing the Church to You on longtime Gallatin radio station WHIN 1010-AM.
L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home. In 1954, Bishop L.M. Swanson used her personal funds and established a nursing home for members of her church and elderly African American citizens. The first to serve African Americans in Gallatin, Tennessee, with convalescent care, it is located directly across the street from the Original Church of God. At the time, L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home provided daily religious services along with quality health care for twenty-three patients.
Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 265.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work
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Location. 36° 23.915′ N, 86° 27.506′ W. Marker is in Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is on Pace Street 0.1 miles west of Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 660 Pace St, Gallatin TN 37066, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Union High School (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Colored Fair (approx. 0.6 miles away); City Cemetery / Mexican War Monument
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 8, 2024
2. L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home side of marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Trousdale Place (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 8, 2024
3. Original Church of God / L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 8, 2024
4. Site of L.M. Swanson's Nursing Home
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
