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

Thayer U.S. Army General Hospital

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 5, 2024

1. Thayer U.S. Army General Hospital marker

Inscription. In 1943, during World War II, this was the site of Thayer General Hospital. The hospital was named for Dr. William Sydney Thayer (1864-1932), who entered Harvard College at age 16 and was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army during World War I. Built at a cost of $3,500,000, the hospital had over 1600 beds and served over 17,000 soldiers. German POWs from Tullahoma's Camp Forrest were assigned manual labor jobs at the complex. In 1963 Thayer closed, and by 1966 the site was cleared.

Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 225.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 36° 8.086′ N, 86° 51.489′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in White Bridge. It is on White Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 White Bridge Rd, Nashville TN 37209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

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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: Dutchman’s Curve Train Wreck (approx. 0.7 miles away); Richland Creek Greenway (approx. 0.7 miles away); McConnell Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named McConnell Field (approx. one mile away); Sylvan Park School (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named McConnell Field (approx. one mile away); Hood's Maneuvers (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 5, 2024

2. Thayer U.S. Army General Hospital marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 843 times since then and 133 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.