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

Callie Guy House

(1861 - 1928)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

1. Callie Guy House marker

Inscription. Enslaved at birth in Rutherford County. Tenn., Callie Guy House led one of the earliest reparations movements, the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty, and Pension Association. Founded in 1894 by House and Isaiah Dickerson, the organization petitioned Congress to grant compensation to and provide aid for the burial expenses of formerly enslaved people. Their efforts led to the first major reparations lawsuit, Johnson v. McAdoo in 1916. Her home stood near this site.

Erected 2024 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 273.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 36° 8.302′ N, 86° 47.056′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Edgehill. It is at the intersection of Summit Avenue and 10th Avenue S, on the right when traveling east on Summit Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1009B Summit Ave, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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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 walking distance of this marker: History of Edgehill (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.3 miles away); DeFord Bailey (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Edmondson Studio and Home Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Edmondson Home Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Schofield's Jump-Off Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fall School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rev. Bill Barnes (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

2. Callie Guy House marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.