On Franklin Pike (Tennessee Route 31), on the right when traveling north.
In this neighborhood, late in the evening of his decisive defeat at Nashville, Hood reorganized his army for withdrawal southward. Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee's Corps, supported by Chalmers' Cavalry Division, covered the withdrawal, fighting . . . — — Map (db m54043) HM
This 5 acres on the corner of Old Hickory Boulevard and Franklin Road was bought by A. H. Noble in 1929. A registered pharmacist, he operated a drug store here for nearly 20 years when the pharmacy was converted to a restaurant by Albert's son Glenn . . . — — Map (db m113948) HM
On Old Burkitt Road, 0.1 miles east of Nolensville Pike, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Racial Terror Lynchings in America
Thousands of African American men, women, and children were the victims of lynching and racial terror violence in the United States in the century following the end of the Civil War. As the federal . . . — — Map (db m220683) HM
On Oman Drive, 0.2 miles north of High Valley Drive.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
c. 1953 — — Map (db m221504) HM
Near Wilson Pike (Tennessee Route 252) 0.6 miles south of Concord Road (Tennessee Route 253), on the left when traveling south.
This house was built on a 640 acre North Carolina land grant awarded in 1793 posthumously to Captain James Leiper for his bravery in defending settlers at Fort Nashboro. He was killed in the Battle of the Bluffs in 1781. He married Susannah Drake in . . . — — Map (db m165997) HM
On Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) 0.1 miles north of Hillsboro Valley Road, on the right when traveling north.
Samuel McCutchen, Charles Brown, and Samuel Edmiston settled here before 1800. Thomas W. Stockett, who built a mill on Little Harpeth River, came by 1802. Near the intersection of Beech Creek Road and the Nashville-Hillsboro Turnpike were various . . . — — Map (db m149816) HM
Near Moores Lane (Tennessee Route 441) 0.1 miles north of Montclair Boulevard.
The City of Brentwood, the Brentwood Historic
Commission and the community raised funds for its
preservation and restoration. The project included
replacing the roof, masonry repairs, restoring windows
and doors, and resetting stone . . . — — Map (db m166003) HM
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) just south of Brentwood Place, on the right when traveling south.
Founded in 1851, the Brentwood United Methodist
Church was located on Frierson Street. The building was destroyed by a storm in 1884, and the church was moved to Church Street onto land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Moore. That building was . . . — — Map (db m146424) HM
Innovation and Sustainability in the 1800's
Ravenswood plantation had great examples of the latest in water harvesting and refrigeration during the 1800's. Cisterns and root cellars played very important roles in the day to day life on many . . . — — Map (db m166382)
On Volunteer Parkway, 0.2 miles north of Crockett Road, on the left when traveling north.
The two-story log part of this house was built ca. 1830's by James Carothers. His son, Dr. Robert Blake Carothers, added the frame addition in the 1870's. Originally located on Mallory Road, it was moved to this site by the City of Brentwood in 1993 . . . — — Map (db m149861) HM
On Old Smyrna Road, 0.9 miles west of Edmondson Pike, on the right when traveling west.
Cottonport stands on the site of Mayfield Station, a fort constructed as protection from Indian raids. Built on the site of an Indian town, the station was attacked by Indians in 1788. John Frost, later a captain in the War of 1812, came here from . . . — — Map (db m151478) HM
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) 0.2 miles south of Old Hickory Boulevard (State Highway 254), on the right when traveling south.
Davidson County
Established 1783; named in honor of
Brig. Gen. William Lee Davidson
of North Carolina. Distinguished officer in the Revolutionary War. Served with the Army at Valley Forge. Fought at the Battle of King's Mountain. Killed in . . . — — Map (db m149818) HM
On Shadow Creek Drive at Sunset Circle, on the right when traveling east on Shadow Creek Drive.
One of the essentials for locating a house in pioneer times was for it to be near a source of water. This stone springhouse covered a free flowing spring that furnished water for the Edmondson family who lived here for over 100 years. John Edmondson . . . — — Map (db m181475) HM
On Elmbrooke Boulevard at Concord Road (Tennessee Route 253), on the right when traveling north on Elmbrooke Boulevard.
This barn, circa 1820, was used as a grain storage facility or corn crib for the family farm. In the late 1800's, the property belonged to the Fly Family who ran a successful dairy in what is now Elmbrooke.
By WWII, the property belonged to the . . . — — Map (db m166383) HM
On Wilson Pike (Tennessee Route 252) at Crocket Road, on the right when traveling north on Wilson Pike.
Forge Seat was built in 1808 by Samuel Crockett III, one of a large family of Crocketts who settled on extensive tracts of land in this area during the late 1700's. The house took its name from an iron forge on the property where Crockett and his . . . — — Map (db m54042) HM
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) south of Harpeth Drive, on the right when traveling south.
With two brigades of Cavalry in a widely separated encircling or "Pincer" maneuver on the night of March 24, 1863, Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest raided deep behind Federal lines. He completely captured the Federal garrison of 785 officers and . . . — — Map (db m149824) HM
On Green Hill Boulevard at Concord Road (Tennessee Route 253), on the right when traveling south on Green Hill Boulevard.
This Revolutionary War officer and Methodist leader
settled and built his home here in 1799. He was influential in establishing Methodism on the Tennessee frontier and founded the Liberty Methodist Church
one mile east. The Western Conference of . . . — — Map (db m149864) HM
On Concord Road east of Saratoga Drive, on the left when traveling east.
This residence stands upon the northern part of a
717 acre plantation granted in 1799 to Green Hill,
Revolutionary War Colonel, philanthropist, and
Methodist preacher. His daughter, Lucy Hicks Hill,
married Joshua Cannon, also a . . . — — Map (db m182857) HM
Near Navaho Drive at Glen Ridge Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Green Hill (Nov. 3, 1741-Sept. 11, 1826) moved
from North Carolina to the large plantation of which this is a center in 1799. Hill was
a Revolutionary War Colonel, generous philanthropist, and a Methodist preacher for over 50 years. On Oct. 1-7, . . . — — Map (db m149862) HM
On Church Street East east of Summit View Place, in the median.
When slaves were freed in 1865, many of them left local plantations and settled just east of the village of Brentwood. Because of its rocky terrain, the area became known as Hardscuffle. There African-Americans organized churches. schools, and . . . — — Map (db m163072) HM
On Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) 0.3 miles south of Old Hickory Boulevard (State Highway 254), on the right when traveling south.
This church is built on ground donated by Samuel McCutchen, a Revolutionary War veteran who received it as part of a land grant. O. B. Hayes served as the first
pastor: David Bell and Robert McCutchen were elders, and James McCutcheon was . . . — — Map (db m149817) HM
On Highland Road just west of Muray Lane, on the right when traveling west.
For 100 years, the "Cator-McClanahan" plantation was the focal point of life for the inhabitants of this area. The land was developed by Levin Cator in 1823 and became known as "Highland View". It was later inherited by his son Moses in 1848. Near . . . — — Map (db m159940) HM
On Coronet Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Buried in this cemetery are Gersham Hunt (1765-1818) and his wife Sarah Orton Hunt and their descendants. Gersham Hunt was the son of Jonathan Hunt, one of the founders of the Jersey Colony of North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m220685) HM
On High Lea Road at Maryland Way, on the right when traveling south on High Lea Road.
Johnson Chapel was established about 1803 on part of Col. Thomas McCrory's property purchased by Maj. John Johnston in 1796. His son Matthew Johnston built the first church here. The land on which that log church stood was deeded to the
trustees of . . . — — Map (db m164727) HM
On Wikle Road East at Devens Drive, on the right when traveling west on Wikle Road East.
This house was built by Major Andrew Crockett, planter and gunsmith, who came here with his family in the late 1700's. He was the ancestor of several Crockett families who lived in the area. The house is built on a Revolutionary War Grant to Major . . . — — Map (db m166386) HM
On Concord Road (State Road 253) 0.1 miles east of Lipscomb Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The school was founded as a private academy in the 1860's by Professor William Lipscomb, brother of David Lipscomb, founder of David Lipscomb University. Students were attracted to the school from the local area as well as from other parts of the . . . — — Map (db m145738) HM
On Wyndchase Circle just west of Aspen Grove Drive, on the right when traveling west.
David and William McEwen were two of the first white settlers with families in this area. They set aside this family cemetery on land acquired by William in 1789 and David in 1800. William, born in Scotland 1744, emigrated with his family to Penn. . . . — — Map (db m166411) HM
On Murray Lane, 0.5 miles west of Franklin Road (U.S. 31), in the median.
A short distance east of this marker is the site of the Midway Plantation slave cemetery which holds the remains of many of the African Americans who labored on the 1,000 acre
plantation in the bonds of slavery during the mid-nineteenth century. By . . . — — Map (db m149826) HM
On Executive Center Drive, 0.1 miles east of Franklin Road (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west.
Mooreland is built on a land grant to Revolutionary War soldier, General Robert Irvin, upon which his daughter and husband, James Moore, settled in 1807. The original log house stood northeast of Mooreland, which was begun in 1838 by their son, . . . — — Map (db m164729) HM
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) at Jackson Lane, on the right when traveling south on Franklin Road.
Owen Chapel Church of Christ, established July 24, 1857, continued to meet during the Civil War in a log cabin east of this site. The present building was completed in 1867 on land donated by James C. Owen. Early ministers included Elisha G. Sewell, . . . — — Map (db m159942) HM
On Church Street East at Overlook Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Church Street East.
Below are the names of African-Americans buried here, some of whom were born during slavery, and others who were descendents of emancipated slaves. Several graves are unmarked, but known to be interred here. Birth and death dates are from a . . . — — Map (db m151440) HM
On Moores Lane (Tennessee Route 441), on the right when traveling east.
Brentwood City Commission
Brian Joe Sweeney, Mayor · Paul Webb, Vice Mayor
Anne Dunn · Joe Reagan · Regina Smithson
Brentwood Historic Commission
Diane Sylvis, Chair · Tracey Blackwell · Arlene Cooke
Carole Crigger · Betsy . . . — — Map (db m202664) HM
On Old Smyrna Road, 0.3 miles east of Jones Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
Sneed Acres was established as a plantation in 1798 by James Sneed (1764-1853) and wife, Bethenia Harden Perkins Sneed (1770-1812). They came to this area from Halifax County, Virginia. Three original buildings remain on this site with a portion . . . — — Map (db m151476) HM
On Marcella Vivrette Smith Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
What's the Significance?
Spring houses were very vital to early settlers as a protected source of natural clean drinking water and a means to preserve food. Reliable springs helped determine the location of farm and plantation homes prior to . . . — — Map (db m166380)
On Moores Lane (Route 441) 0.1 miles north of Montclair Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Once five significant mounds marked the site of an ancient Indian village here. The mounds were between Little Harpeth River and a branch of the Boiling Spring. When the four burial mounds were excavated in 1895 and again in 1920 artifacts were . . . — — Map (db m164107) HM
On Seward Road, 0.1 miles south of Meadow Lake Road, on the right when traveling south.
When this subdivision was being developed in 1964, ancient Native American remains were discovered. Work was halted until archaeologists explored the site. They found that a Mississippian culture had flourished in a village near here for 500 years . . . — — Map (db m164739) HM
Near Heritage Way, 0.2 miles north of Concord Road.
• 1925 - WSM radio hits the air waves for the first time. The first live broadcast featured Governor Austin Peay, the Francis Craig Orchestra and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
• 1927 - The WSM Barn Dance, started in 1925, is renamed "The Grand Ole . . . — — Map (db m234959) HM
On Concord Road (State Highway 253) 0.1 miles east of Lipscomb Drive, on the left when traveling east.
This station began operation October 5, 1932, the anniversary of WSM's founding in 1925 by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company of Nashville. WSM-AM operates on a clear channel frequency of 650 kilohertz with power of 50,000 watts. It . . . — — Map (db m145744) HM
