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

Dry-Stack Stone Walls

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 9, 2012

1. Dry-Stack Stone Walls Marker

Inscription. Dry-stack stone walls, a Scots-Irish building tradition adapted by slaves in the early 19th century, were common throughout middle Tennessee. During the 1864 Battle of Nashville, Brigadier General Henry Jackson was captured at this wall on the Middle Franklin turnpike after the Confederate line collapsed at Shy's Hill.

Erected 2008 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 132.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 36° 5.121′ N, 86° 48.247′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Gateway Acres. It is on Granny White Pike, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37220, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Nashville (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. ¼ mile

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away); Josephine Groves Holloway / Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee (approx. 0.3 miles away); Minnesota (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Trotwood Moore (approx. 0.7 miles away); Monroe Harding (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Nashville (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 9, 2012

2. Dry-Stack Stone Walls Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 5,112 times since then and 198 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.