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

Professor Bailey

1831 - 1917

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 2, 2024

1. Professor Bailey marker

Inscription. Born in Southampton County, Va., John E. Bailey, the namesake of Bailey School, found a vocation in music by 1850. He moved here from Lynchburg, Va. with his wife Julia Powell to serve as music director for City Schools in 1873. He believed that all could read and sing music when one placed "the study within their reach." With no budget, he went from school to school for 44 years, teaching the 18th century "singing schools" method to over 85,000 people until the day he died in 1917.

Erected 2024 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 274.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education.

Location. 36° 11.325′ N, 86° 44.014′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Eastwood. It is at the intersection of Scott Avenue and Greenwood Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Scott Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 Greenwood Ave, Nashville TN 37206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastland / Cora Howe’s “Wildings” (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Penny Campbell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Engine Co. 18 Fire Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rock City (approx. ¾ mile away); School Desegregation in Nashville / Hattie Cotton Elementary School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lockeland Spring (approx. 0.9 miles away); Holly Street Fire Hall / Bass Park (approx. one mile away); Stratford High School (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 2, 2024

2. Professor Bailey marker

The front of the Bailey Junior High School, which was named after Professor John E. Bailey. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 2, 2024

3. The front of the Bailey Junior High School, which was named after Professor John E. Bailey.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.