Centerville in Hickman County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Franklin Delano Reeves

"Del"

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell

1. Franklin Delano Reeves "Del" Marker

Inscription. A long-time resident of Hickman County, Del's first number 1 hit came in 1965 with "Girl on the Billboard." This song cemented his trademark verse, "Doodle-Doo-Doo-Doo". In October of 1966, he achieved a lifelong dream of becoming a member of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. His career has spanned 10 number-1 hits, 32 top hits, 8 movies, and a TV series, "The Del Reeves Country Carnival" which ran from 1970-1973. Thank you for your contribution to county music and for sharing your talent with Hickman County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 35° 47.398′ N, 87° 29.254′ W. Marker is in Centerville, Tennessee, in Hickman County. It is on Grinders Switch Road. Near the Grinder Switch Watertower at the Hickman County Ag Pavilion. Next to Minnie Pearl and Blake Shelton. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 964 Grinders Switch Rd, Centerville TN 37033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Blake Tollison Shelton (within shouting distance of this marker); Hickman County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Former site of the Harber Grocery Store

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); 400 West Public Square (approx. 1.4 miles away); Deason Stonemason (approx. 1.4 miles away); Huddleston Brothers Livery Building (approx. 1.4 miles away); First National Bank (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centerville.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell

2. Franklin Delano Reeves "Del" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.