Pulaski in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Gabriel McKissack

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

1. Gabriel McKissack Marker

Inscription. During the years following the Civil War, Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1923) laid the foundation in Giles County for a family building tradition that included the first black architectural firm in the United States, Nashville's McKissack and McKissack. Numerous building throughout Tennessee were designed by the McKissack firm. A carpenter and a son of a master craftsman and freedman Moses I. Gabriel fathered six sons with whom many Giles County buildings are associated.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 35° 12.384′ N, 87° 1.518′ W. Marker is in Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. It is at the intersection of East Grisby Street and Childers Street on East Grisby Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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: Pulaski Cornerstone — Northeast (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Building Up (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Lilly (approx.

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0.2 miles away); USCT The United States Colored Troops (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bridgeforth High School (approx. ¼ mile away); Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District (approx. half a mile away); This Well (approx. 0.6 miles away); Donald Grady Davidson (1893~1966) John Crowe Ransom (1888~1974) (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pulaski.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

2. Gabriel McKissack Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.