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

Dedman's Store

Photographed by Karen Emerson-McPeak, September 30, 2017

1. Dedman's Store Marker

Inscription.
The general country store built in 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dedman on Trousdale Ferry Pike, served as a landmark in the Tuckers Cross Roads community and Swindell Hollow Road.

It was a one stop store in many ways; during WWII he sold hard to find rationed items such as kerosene, gasoline, oil, sugar, coffee, etc.

Mr. Roy provided baby chickens in the spring along with chicken feed, vegetable plants and seeds for the community. He also sold hay and other feed and bartered and traded with farmers for trapped furs and black walnuts, which he sold in Nashville.

Mr. Dedman repaired flat tires on cars and bicycles and reserved a spot in the back of the store for his barber chair where he cut hair.

In the 1950's, he had the first TV in the community and on Saturday nights, the neighbors in the community came to watch wrestling on TV.

Dedman's Store is now the home of Johnson's Dairy Museum.

Mr. and Mrs Roy Dedman's family donated the store in 1991.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 36° 11.866′ N, 86° 16.123′ W.

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Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is in Fiddlers Grove Historic Village. It can be reached from East Baddour Parkway. The marker can be found in Fiddler's Grove Historic Village. 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: Peoples Service Station (a few steps from this marker); Fiddlers Grove Garage (within shouting distance of this marker); Stewart Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); McFarland Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); WCOR AM 900 Radio Station (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Karen Emerson-McPeak, circa September 30, 2017

2. Dedman's Store Marker

A.C. Wharton Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Undertaker (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on June 17, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.