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

First Airfield

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 15, 2024

1. First Airfield Marker

Inscription. E. L. Hampton's pasture became “Hampton Field” when transient airplanes began landing here during the first World War. About 2,000 feet long from here west, bounded north and south by Golf Club Lane and Woodmont Boulevard, it continued in use as Nashville's first airfield about five years until the opening of Blackwood Field in 1921.

Erected 1970 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. 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 1921.

Location. 36° 6.995′ N, 86° 49.033′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Green Hills. It is on Hampton Avenue west of 23rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2305 Hampton Ave, Nashville TN 37215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also

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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: Natchez Trace (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woodmont Christian Church Sanctuary 1949 / "Woodmont" (approx. 0.4 miles away); William James "Billy Jim" Vaughn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woodmont Estates (approx. 0.4 miles away); Justin "Jet" Potter (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. half a mile away); Lieutenant General Alexander Peter Stewart (approx. half a mile away); Redoubt One (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Nashville (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional commentary.
1. Missing marker
When viewing the location on Google Maps street view on 6/11/22, I saw that the

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 15, 2024

2. First Airfield Marker

marker is missing. I verified the former location using the photo on this page (taken 3/10/12) and comparing it to the street view image, which is dated February 2022 and shows a house under construction at this address. I have not driven past this address since the street view image was taken, so I don't know whether the marker has been reinstalled or replaced recently. I hope the marker can be put back up if its location is known. The existence of Hampton Field is a relatively little-known fact about this area of Nashville.

— Submitted June 11, 2022, by David M. Bullock of Brentwood, Tennessee.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 19, 2024

3. First Airfield Marker

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

4. First Airfield Marker

Original marker at this location.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,609 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on June 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.