Fiddlers Grove Historic Village in Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Fiddlers Grove Jail

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

1. Fiddlers Grove Jail Marker

Inscription. The first jail was erected circa 1799-1803 on the public square in Lebanon. The small cedar log cabin consisted of two stories. The upper level for the Sheriff and the lower level for the jail cells.

Samuel Rosenborough was elected the first sheriff of Wilson County in 1799-1803. Other jails were built at different locations around the town square.

Fiddlers Grove Jail is equipped with one of the iron jail cells from an early jail near the town square. Wilson County jail workhouse inmates, under the direction of Sheriff Terry Ashe constructed the jail building with recycled lumber and donated it to Fiddlers Grove in 1993. (Marker Number 7.)

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

Location. 36° 11.829′ N, 86° 16.246′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is in Fiddlers Grove Historic Village. It can be reached from East Baddour Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon TN 37087, 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: Dr. James Edmond Fisher's Office (a few steps from this marker); Peyton Smokehouse (a few steps from this marker); Wilson Bank of Wilson County (a few steps from this marker);

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Thompson-Partlow Cabin and Smokehouse (a few steps from this marker); Cartmell Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Sam Houston Lawyer Office (a few steps from this marker); Fiddlers Grove Drug Store (a few steps from this marker); Detached Kitchen (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

2. Fiddlers Grove Jail Marker

One of the iron jail cells image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

3. One of the iron jail cells

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.