On Center Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
War Memorial Building Korean & Vietnam
Dedicated to the memory
of the men of
Dickson County Tennessee
Who gave their lives that
freedom might live
1950 Korean Conflict 1955
Bennie E. Bellar
Mack Cavender
Jesse R. Cooksey . . . — — Map (db m125869) WM
On Ferbee Road east of Garners Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1864, just to your left, the Federal army established Camp Gillem to protect the locomotive yard here at Gillem Station. Both were named for Gen. Alvan C. Gillem, commander of the troops guarding and constructing the Nashville and Northwestern . . . — — Map (db m203665) HM
On Yellow Creek Road (Tennessee Route 46) south of Old Number 1 Road, on the right when traveling south.
During the Civil War, Yellow Creek's rough terrain and the widespread Confederate sentiment of its inhabitants provided a safe refuge for guerrillas operating in Dickson County and the surrounding area. Regular Confederate cavalry also came through . . . — — Map (db m151419) HM
On Frank Clement Place west of Center Avenue (Tennessee Route 48), on the right when traveling west.
Continued attacks by Confederate guerrillas destroying Union supply ships on the Cumberland River at Yellow Creek and Harpeth Shoals, as they attempted to supply Nashville, necessitated General U.S. Grant to authorize the construction of a safe . . . — — Map (db m81510) HM
On Wade Avenue at East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Wade Avenue.
It is believed that this steam engine began its life of use in Dickson County here on this property by The Cowan Lumber Company. The company was established in June of 1923 and built many residential and commercial buildings (Dickson’s War Memorial . . . — — Map (db m124550)
On Frank Clement Place at Center Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frank Clement Place.
Country music star Craig Morgan is a Grand Ole Opry member who scored his first No. 1 hit in 2005 with "That's What I Love About Sunday." An Army veteran, he has played many overseas shows for service members and their families and has consistently . . . — — Map (db m221757) HM
On Center Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
1899-Town grants railroad permission to build overpass/underground on Charlotte Street, the western edge of the city limits.
1900-Ordinance passed requiring all business to have board sidewalks * Population is 1363 residents
1901-Citizens vote . . . — — Map (db m124558) HM
On Frank Clement Place at Center Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frank Clement Place.
The first hit song recorded in Nashville was Francis Craig's "Near You." It became one of the most successful pop records of the pre-rock 'n' roll era. Craig, the Hermitage Hotel's house orchestra leader for 20 years, recorded "Near You" for . . . — — Map (db m221853) HM
On Frank Clement Place east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born on this site, June 1920, Clement spent his childhood in Dickson. Famous as an orator, he was three times elected Governor of Tennessee, for a two-year term in 1952 and for four-year terms in 1954 and 1962. Among the programs inaugurated during . . . — — Map (db m68933) HM
On Cowan Road north of East Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1907 Thomas E. Miller established Miller Academy for Black students, which was the
forerunner of Hampton School. Miller served as the school's principal until 1919, when he moved to Illinois and the school closed. In 1922 the Dickson County . . . — — Map (db m151415) HM
On Ferbee Road east of Garners Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
On July 2, 1863, as Federal forces conducted a campaign to rid the Yellow Creek valley of Confederate guerrillas, a forward detachment of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry (US) rode up to a grocery store and tavern located about two miles to the west. The . . . — — Map (db m203666) HM
On Furnace Hollow Road, 0.1 miles east of Laurel Hills Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On this site, in 1844, Montgomery Bell named
his last furnace for his faithful slave, James
Worley. He aided Bell in selecting ore banks
and water powers, as well as in all his iron
operations. As Bell's agent, he carried ironware
to Cincinnati . . . — — Map (db m192692) HM
On Frank Clement Place at Center Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Frank Clement Place.
Country music singer and songwriter John Rich was a member of Lonestar before forming Big & Rich. He has also been a solo artist, radio and television host, and entrepreneur. Outside of music, he has been active in politics and philanthropy. He . . . — — Map (db m221855) HM
On Frank Clement Place west of Center Avenue (Tennessee Route 48), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
The railroad in front of you was part of a vital transportation network for the Federal army during the Civil War. W.H. Crutcher had purchased 533 acres and constructed a sixteen-by-sixteen foot log structure here in December 1860. After occupying . . . — — Map (db m221758) HM
On Frank Clement Place west of Center Avenue (Tennessee Route 48), on the left when traveling west.
The railroad in front of you follows the route of a vital U.S. Army rail line constructed during the Civil War. After occupying Middle Tennessee in the spring of 1862, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's officers needed a reliable transportation link between . . . — — Map (db m221789) HM
On Center Avenue (State Highway 48) just west of West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1929, the Tennessee State Legislature authorized a memorial building to honor sons and daughters of Dickson County who served in World War I and other wars. A Colonial Revival style structure designed by architect E. H. Woolwine and built by . . . — — Map (db m158683) HM
On Center Avenue at West Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Center Avenue.
This Tablet is erected in appreciation of the patriotism valor and fidelity of the boys of Dickson County who served their county in the World War 1917-1919
And
To the sacred memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice and laid down their . . . — — Map (db m124564) WM
On 200 Center Avenue at West Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling east on 200 Center Avenue.
1940-1946
Sacred to the Memory of the Men of Dickson County, Tennessee who died that Freedom might live
Adams, Carl
Adcock, Curtis
Ashworth, Fred W.
Baker, William N.
Bellar, Robert
Black, James L.
Bone, Thomas
Bradford, Elmer . . . — — Map (db m124566) WM