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

Suffrage Day

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Suffrage Day marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024
1. Suffrage Day marker
Inscription. Held here at Sulpher Dell in August 1916. Judged a success due to Catherine T. Kenny and fellow leaders of TN Equal Suffrage League.
 
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 106.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
 
Location. 36° 10.313′ N, 86° 47.057′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is on 4th Avenue north of Harrison Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: End of an Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Baseball Returns (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nashville Vols (within shouting distance of this marker); The Negro Leagues (within shouting distance of this marker); The Grandstands (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sportswriters (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sulphur Dell (within shouting distance of this marker); Athletic Park (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sulphur Dell (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
 
Suffrage Day marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024
2. Suffrage Day marker
Suffrage Day marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2024
3. Suffrage Day marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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