McMinnville in Warren County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

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Warren County's Nursery Industry

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 18, 2012

1. Warren County's Nursery Industry Marker

Only rebar and pieces of concrete remain.

Inscription. This region probably has the largest number of native woody plant species on earth. In 1887 J. H. H. Boyd began collecting seeds and plants from forests to sell around the world. With sons Fernando and Jim, he located near McMinnville in 1904. Warren County’s soil and climate proved ideal for plant nurseries. In became one of the world’s greatest producers of nursery stock.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 42.285′ N, 85° 50.376′ W. Marker was in McMinnville, Tennessee, in Warren County. It was at the intersection of Nashville Highway (U.S. 70S) and C Rody Road, on the right when traveling east on Nashville Highway. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 4225 Nashville Hwy, McMinnville TN 37110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Tennessee’s Highland Rim.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Lucy Virginia Smith French (approx. 2.9 miles away);

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Dorothea J. Snow (approx. 3.9 miles away); Camp Smartt (approx. 3.9 miles away); W. S. "Dad" Lively (approx. 4 miles away); 16th Tenn. Reg’t. C.S.A. Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Occupation of McMinnville (approx. 4.1 miles away); Gen. Benjamin J. Hill (approx. 4.1 miles away); Dottie West (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McMinnville.

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 18, 2012

2. Warren County's Nursery Industry Marker

Only the rebar and pieces of concrete remain.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 785 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.