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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bellevue, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Davidson County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Davidson County, TN (1450) Cheatham County, TN (16) Robertson County, TN (39) Rutherford County, TN (227) Sumner County, TN (135) Williamson County, TN (416) Wilson County, TN (76)  DavidsonCounty(1450) Davidson County (1450)  CheathamCounty(16) Cheatham County (16)  RobertsonCounty(39) Robertson County (39)  RutherfordCounty(227) Rutherford County (227)  SumnerCounty(135) Sumner County (135)  WilliamsonCounty(416) Williamson County (416)  WilsonCounty(76) Wilson County (76)
Nashville is the county seat for Davidson County
Bellevue is in Davidson County
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1 Tennessee, Davidson County, Bellevue — Devon Farm
Near Ensworth Drive south of Tennessee Highway 100, on the right when traveling south.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m200320) HM
2 Tennessee, Davidson County, Bellevue — Devon Farm Cemetery
On Ensworth Drive, 0.1 miles south of Tennessee Highway 100, on the left when traveling south.
The Devon Farm Cemetery was relocated in 2003 from its original location on this property. A marker commemorating the first site can be found south of the historic brick farmhouse. John Davis settled on Devon Farm in 1795. His descendants, . . . Map (db m200319) HM
3 Tennessee, Davidson County, Bellevue — Newsom’s Mill State Historic Area
Near Newsom Station Road.
The Newsom family came to Tennessee from Virginia in the late 1700s. The area known as Newsom's Station was settled and developed by the family of William Bryant Newson sometime between 1796 and 1800. The original mill, built by William . . . Map (db m198971) HM
4 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — 178 — Centenary United Methodist Church / Rev. William Gower (1776-1851)
On Gower Road, 0.1 miles north of Hickory Trail Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Centenary United Methodist Church Rev. William Gower built the first Gower's Chapel on his farm in 1805. A larger chapel, erected in 1850 on Gower land, also served as the local schoolhouse. On Oct. 5, 1884, the newly named Centenary Methodist . . . Map (db m147425) HM
5 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — DeMoss Cabin
On Colice Jeanne Rd at U.S. 70S, on the left when traveling south on Colice Jeanne Rd.
This cabin was the home of Revolutionary War captain Abraham Louis DeMoss, wife Hannah, and their nine children after he bought land near here in 1800. DeMoss named his home Belle Vue, French for “beautiful view” which became the name of this entire . . . Map (db m174300) HM
6 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — 80 — Edwin Warner Park606.7 acres
Near Tennessee Route 100, 0.4 miles west of Old Hickory Road (Tennessee Highway 254), on the left when traveling west.
Edwin Warner (1870-1945) succeeded his brother Percy on the Park Board in 1927 and served for eighteen years. He personally directed the acquisition of most of the Warner Park acreage and supervised WPA development of the property. Warner organized . . . Map (db m147109) HM
7 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — 138 — Hill Forest
On U.S. 70S at Brookmont Terrace, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 70S.
In 1910, H.G. Hill, Sr. purchased this 324 acres including an old-growth forest west of downtown Nashville. He refused to allow the trees to be sold for timber and fenced the forest to keep his cattle from damaging the centuries-old trees. Hill . . . Map (db m147416) HM
8 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — 231 — Jesse Shelton DeMoss(1819-1895)
On River Road Pike at Old River Road, on the left when traveling west on River Road Pike.
Jesse Shelton DeMoss was the grandson of Bellevue co-founder James DeMoss and the son or prosperous farmer Thomas DeMoss, of the Davidson County 14th District. Between 1866 and 1870, Jesse moved with his family from the 14th to 12th district. In . . . Map (db m219714) HM
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9 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — Marine War Memorial
On McCrory Lane.
Dedicated to those men of the First Marine Division, FMF who gave their lives in the service of their country World War II • Korea • Vietnam Southwest AsiaMap (db m221577) WM
10 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — Old DeMoss Cemetery
On Todd Preis Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Within the stone walls of this family cemetery are buried some of Bellevue's earliest settlers. Abraham Louis DeMoss (1753-1820) of Huguenot ancestry purchased land on both sides of the Harpeth River in 1800; by constructing a saw mill, a gristmill, . . . Map (db m234958) HM
11 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — 3A 167 — Smith Farmhouse
On State Highway 100, 0.3 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
In 1815, James Hifle Smith (1788-1845) and wife, Lucy Greer Smith (1793-1872), came to Pasquotank, Tennessee from Virginia. They built a 1-½- story single-pen log house on this site and opened a general store, which operated until 1975. The . . . Map (db m151781) HM
12 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bellevue — 214 — The Myhr House(Maple Row)
On Myhr Green at Bradford Green, on the right when traveling south on Myhr Green.
In 1906, Norwegian-born Andres Ivarson Myhr and wife Minnie Bolton Myhr acquired land from Tabitha DeMoss and built "Maple Row," named for trees planted along the driveway. Part of Myhr Farm, this was the first house in Bellevue to have indoor . . . Map (db m147420) HM
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024