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

Cobblers Shop

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

1. Cobblers Shop Marker

Inscription. Joshua Hudson was born 12-22-1857 to Robert W. and Mary P. Hudson. On April 16, 1883, he purchased a 40 acre farm located off of Franklin Road.

Joshua operated a cobbler shop on his farm where he made and repaired shoes and boots. The Federal Census of 1910 listed him as a shoe and boot maker.

Joshua Hudson died February 17, 1923. and is buried in the Hudson cemetery.

Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin and Beverly Sloan August, 2009

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

Location. 36° 11.79′ N, 86° 16.216′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is in Fiddlers Grove Historic Village. It can be reached from Fiddlers Grove Court, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Livesay Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Original meeting place of the Gladeville Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Rice Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Melrose Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Weaving House (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Tuckers Gap Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Three Forks Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Train Caboose (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024

2. Cobblers Shop Marker

Cobblers Shop (left) and Rice Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 17, 2024

3. Cobblers Shop (left) and Rice Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on June 18, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.