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

Woodmont Estates

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, March 10, 2012

1. Woodmont Estates Marker

Inscription. Created in 1937 from the G. A. Puryear farm, it was once part of Samuel Watkin's country estate. Olmsted Bros. Landscape Architects designed the roads and lots to flow naturally with the hills, valleys, and brook. Residential development was made possible by the 1915 construction of a concrete road. Known by 1918 as Woodmont Boulevard, it was the first documented concrete road in Tennessee.

Erected 1999 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 104.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. 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 1937.

Location. 36° 6.856′ N, 86° 49.435′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Green Hills. It is at the intersection of Valley Brook Road and Bear Road, in the median on Valley Brook Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37215, 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: Natchez Trace (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Airfield (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woodmont Christian Church Sanctuary 1949 / "Woodmont" (approx.

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0.7 miles away); Battle of Nashville (approx. ¾ mile away); Woodmont School (approx. ¾ mile away); Redoubt No. 4, Battle of Nashville (approx. ¾ mile away); William James "Billy Jim" Vaughn (approx. ¾ mile away); Justin "Jet" Potter (approx. ¾ mile 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 10, 2012

2. Woodmont Estates Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,900 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2012, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.