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

S.N. Cook Hardware Store

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

1. S.N. Cook Hardware Store Marker

Inscription. At the closing of Cooksey Bro. Hardware Store on Main Street, Mr. S. N. Cook opened a hardware store at this location of East Main and College Streets. S. N. Cook Hardware Company moved to the Public Square and during the store's tenure there, they relocated from 108 to 111 Public Square, then to the SE corner where Roses Five and Dime Store had been. Mr. Sam Cook stayed at this location until his move to West Main Street and merged the two S. N. Cook Hardware Stores.

Sam Cook became a partner in his father's hardware business in 1956 and remained the only hardware store in the down town area until his death in 2000. The store was closed in 2001. Mary Ann Cook Spears and her Husband James donated the historical items, including a desk and cash register from the hardware store and donated the building to Fiddlers Grove in 2002. (Marker Number 30.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 36° 11.891′ N, 86° 16.159′ 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

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this marker: Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home (a few steps from this marker); Undertaker (a few steps from this marker); Embalming (a few steps from this marker); Fiddlers Grove Barber Shop (a few steps from this marker); A.C. Wharton Market (a few steps from this marker); Horse Drawn Hearse (a few steps from this marker); McFarland Hospital (a few steps from this marker); WCOR AM 900 Radio Station (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. S.N. Cook Hardware Store Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.