Century III was a year-long celebration of Nashville's 200th birthday. on Founder's Day, December 23, 1979, descendants of original settlers led a walk across the Woodland Street bridge to the Public Square. Settlement Day in April 1980 commemorated . . . — — Map (db m206238) HM
Front Organized in 1829, Christ Church was Nashville's first Episcopal parish. The present Victorian Gothic church designed by Francis Hatch Kimball of New York, opened for service on Dec. 16, 1894; the tower , by local architect Russell E. . . . — — Map (db m220816) HM
Horses and mules were traded around the Market until 1893, when a new city haymarket opened whee the Schermerhorn Symphony Center now stands. stock fountain was located at the northeast corner of the Square. — — Map (db m206234) HM
In honor of
Colonel James Robertson
Born 1742 in Virginia
Died 1814 in Tennessee
He came from eastern North Carolina to the Watauga Settlement in what is now eastern Tennessee 1769-1770, where he was a leader in Civil and Indian . . . — — Map (db m188918) HM
In appreciation of
the services of
Colonel John Donelson
Born in Delaware, 1718.
Died in Kentucky 1786.
Distinguished in early life in Virginia as a civil, industrial and military leader.
Member of the House of Burgesses, iron . . . — — Map (db m59376) HM
In recognition of
Colonel Richard Henderson
Born in Virginia 1735
Died in North Carolina 1785
Founder and Promoter of the noted
"Transylvania Land Company"
Whose purchase from the Cherokee Indians covered the territory . . . — — Map (db m24373) HM
Jaques-Timothe De Montbrun, French Canadian fur trader and later lieutenant governor of the Illinois Country, visited in this area as early as 1769. On at least one occasion he took refuge in the cave 0.9 mile N. when attacked by Indians. He settled . . . — — Map (db m83845) HM
The Doctors Building
Built 1916
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m174700) HM
From 1814 to 1955 this was the site of the First Presbyterian Church. President Andrew Jackson was received into the church in 1838. James K. Polk was inaugurated governor here in 1839. The building designed in the Egyptian style by William . . . — — Map (db m121842) HM
Nashville insurance executive Edwin W. Craig launched radio station WSM on October 5, 1925 and made plans for a radio program called the "Barn Dance,” which first aired on November 28, 1925. WSM program director George D. Hay renamed the "Barn . . . — — Map (db m147728) HM
Across the alley stood the first Masonic Hall in the state, designed by architect Hugh Roland in 1818. Marquis de la Fayette was entertained there in 1825 by Past Grand Master Andrew Jackson. The 17th General Assembly of Tennessee met there in 1827. . . . — — Map (db m188945) HM
The first Nashville Library was housed in the Courthouse in 1814. Open four hours weekly, by 1835 the library's catalog numbered 4,000 items. — — Map (db m206235) HM
Named in memory of General Nash of North Carolina, who fell at Germantown, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1777, in the War of the Revolution.
Erected on the bluff near this location by the pioneers of the Cumberland settlement in the year 1780, as a . . . — — Map (db m24303) HM
The original stockade fronted on the river slightly north of here, covering an area of about two acres. In that enclosure, on May 13, 1780, representatives of this and other settlements met and adopted the Cumberland Compact for the government of . . . — — Map (db m188920) HM
On Monday, April 24, 1780, two pioneers, James Robertson and John Donelson, shook hands upon the completion of a reunion at the site on which you now stand.
Each man, one by land, the other by water, played out his part in a two-fold plan for a new . . . — — Map (db m81453) HM
Once Cherry and Spring Street, later Cherry and Church, is rich in Nashville history. Near here, April 2, 1781, Charlotte Reeves Robertson, wife of Colonel James Robertson, turned the pioneers' dogs loose on raiding Indians during the "Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m24140) HM
William J. Gerst opened Gerst House restaurant in 1955, a year after the Wm. Gerst
Brewing Co. closed. Serving German-American food, it was a gathering place for attorneys, journalists and politicians due to its proximity to the courthouse. Bill . . . — — Map (db m193678) HM
A large enthusiastic crowd gathered on the northwest corner of the Public Square to witness the launching of a hot air balloon on May 3, 1877. Professor Samuel A. King and Dr. A.O. Ford piloted the balloon, which landed near Sparta. — — Map (db m206240) HM
On this site was erected, in 1853, Nashville's first public school building, named in memory of Alfred Hume, an eminent educator, and known as the “Father of the Nashville public school system.”
On this spot was the site of a building . . . — — Map (db m166566) HM
Andrew Jackson settled in Nashville in 1788 and served as Atty. Gen. until 1796. Lawyer John Overton owned a building here (1791-96) and shared office space with his friend Jackson. Jackson was Tennessee's first Rep. to Congress (1796) and state . . . — — Map (db m188936) HM
French Canadian fur trader and explorer
Officer of the American Revolution
Lieutenant Governor of the Illinois Territory
Honored as Nashville's "First Citizen"
Sculptor: Alan Lequire
Plaque donated in memory of: Dr. Truman Weldon . . . — — Map (db m81456) HM
The house which stood about 100 feet west was built in 1815 by Felix Grundy. James K. Polk bought it while President in 1847. He came home to it on expiration of his term of office and died here, June 15, 1849. His widow occupied it until her death . . . — — Map (db m188773) HM
James Robertson is called the Father of Middle Tennessee for his leadership of the Cumberland settlements. In early 1799 he led an advanced group to this area to select a site and plant corn in anticipation of a permanent settlement. Later that . . . — — Map (db m203963) HM
Jeffrey Lockelier, a free man of color, worked at the Courthouse following a military career in Jackson's army. "Major Jeffrey" called Nashville home for twenty years. His 1830 obituary eulogized him as one "who bestowed his best days to the service . . . — — Map (db m206232) HM
John Donelson led a group of 300 men, women, and children, including slaves to the new settlement here, traveling a thousand miles along the Holston, Tennessee, Ohio, and Cumberland Rivers. Donelsons boat Adventure guided their flotilla of about . . . — — Map (db m203962) HM
John Robert Lewis was born on Feb. 21, 1940 to sharecropper parents in Troy, Ala. He
entered Nashville's American Baptist Theological Seminary in 1957 and soon began attending non-violence workshops at Clark Memorial Methodist Church with the . . . — — Map (db m177650) HM
One of the South's premier millinery firms, L. Jonas & Company had offices at 120 Public Square around 1900. Jonas hosted semiannual fashion shows where buyers came from across the country to see the latest hat fashions. — — Map (db m206236) HM
On May 4, 1825, General LaFayette was received at the Masonic Hall by Wilkins Tannehill and was made an honorary member of the lodge. — — Map (db m220817) HM
Little Jimmy Dickens first debuted on the Ryman stage in 1948 and went on to become one of the longest tenured and most beloved members of the Grand Ole Opry. His rhinestone-studded outfit, wild novelty hits, and infectious country humor captured . . . — — Map (db m117816) HM
Lynching in America
Thousands of African Americans were the victims of lynchings and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of . . . — — Map (db m147760) HM
On this site stood the Maxwell House Hotel built by John Overton in 1859. It was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1961. After wartime use as a barracks, hospital and prison, it was formally opened as a hotel in 1869. Presidents Andrew Johnson, . . . — — Map (db m24145) HM
Before Nashville has electric streetcars, mules pulled cars between downtown and the city of Edgefield in the 1870s. This early form of public transportation attracted middle-class residents to the east bank suburb, which Nashville annexed in 1880. — — Map (db m206231) HM
The Centennial Exposition on this site in 1880 from April 23 through May 30, marked a century of progress since the founding of Nashville.
There were parades, oratory, music; historical, art and commercial exhibits; theatrical performances, and . . . — — Map (db m28467) HM
Nashville marked 200 years of city government with the dedication of the Public Square in October 2006. The Square was first platted in 1784. The thresholds of commercial buildings along its south side once rested where this line of markers now . . . — — Map (db m206248) HM
Formerly located at his site was First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, headquarters of the 1960s Sit-In Movement, led by Rev. Kelly Miller Smith. Strategy sessions, non-violence workshops, mass meetings, victory celebrations, and administrative . . . — — Map (db m74333) HM
On May 18, 1875, members of several Nashville churches gathered at the Christian Church (138 Vine Street) after a religious revival meeting and organized the Nashville Young Men's Christian Association. Its first building, erected in 1886 on Church . . . — — Map (db m147487) HM
Nashville's first public school, Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved to Fogg School built on adjoining corner lot. Named . . . — — Map (db m28468) HM
Nashville marked 200 years of city government with the dedication of the Public Square in October 2006. The Square was first platted in 1784. The thresholds of commercial buildings along its south side once rested where this line of markers now . . . — — Map (db m210772) HM
Nashvillians weathered the Great Depression by finding any way to meet the needs of their families. This gentleman is selling nuts at the Market in 1933. — — Map (db m206247) HM
Native peoples have played a prominent role in the Cumberland River Valley's indigenous heritage. The names of significant tribes, prominent chiefs and warriors are recognized on the remembrance ring.
Shawnee Delaware Kaskinampo . . . — — Map (db m188770) HM
Operation Desert Shield and Operation and Desert Storm (also known as the Persian Gulf War) are the official names for troop buildup and combat phase of operation in Southwest Asia. Following Iraqs invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United . . . — — Map (db m207010) HM
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) is the official name for the War in Afghanistan under the umbrella of Global War on Terrorism. As a response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States . . . — — Map (db m207177) HM
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) is the official name of the War in Iraq under the umbrella of the Global War on Terrorism in March 2003, the president of the United States authorized the mission to rid Iraq of the tyrannical dictator Saddam Hussein . . . — — Map (db m207178) HM
In 1890, the state legislature made payment of a poll tax a condition of voting. Women were granted the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This receipt is one of the first issued to a woman . . . — — Map (db m206245) HM
Post-Emancipation Violence in America
After the Confederacy's defeat, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery and guaranteed newly emancipated black people constitutional rights of citizenship. Reconstruction . . . — — Map (db m147755) HM
Tennessee is grateful to its citizens who have received the Purple Heart Medal awarded to members of the armed forces wounded or killed during combat
May you here quietly contemplate the courage the courage and sacrifice of these fellow . . . — — Map (db m207175) WM
Distinguished poet, critic, novelist, and teacher. Born in Nashville; Hume~Fogg graduate 1931; Vanderbilt bachelor's and master's degrees.
Served in U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII. Wrote about losses of war and childhood innocence.
Poet Laureate . . . — — Map (db m147724) HM
The Reverend Nelson G. Merry, born enslaved in 1824 in Kentucky, was brought to Tennessee by his master. At age 16, Merry's widowed mistress willed him to the First Baptist Church. He was freed in 1845. Merry preached to the "colored" mission of . . . — — Map (db m147482) HM
Arundinaria, commonly known as cane, is a member of the grass family and the only bamboo indigenous to North America. This woody plant is found in abundance in the southeastern United States, especially in the river valleys and low lying . . . — — Map (db m188763) HM
Robert "Black Bob" Benfro was a slave given permission to sell "Liquor and Victuals" by the county court in 1794. He was emancipated in 1801 and purchased and maintained an inn and livery stable on the north side of the Public Square, where he . . . — — Map (db m206243) HM
[Top plaque]
Ryman Auditorium
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
2001
National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m181432) HM
The Union Gospel Tabernacle was built in 1892
after steamboat captain Thomas Ryman heard
Rev. Sam P. Jones speak at a tent revival in
1885. Ryman commissioned architect Hugh C.
Thompson to build the Gothic Revival church,
which quickly became a . . . — — Map (db m198893) HM
Lardner Clark, Merchant and Ordinary Keeper, came from Philadelphia, Penn. in the early 1780s with ten horses packed with goods to sell. He established Nashvilles first drygoods store by 1783, on a site 30 yards east. Clark sold calicoes, . . . — — Map (db m188930) HM
Lardner Clark came from Philadelphia in the early 1780's with ten horses packed with piece goods, needles and pins. He established Nashville's first drygoods store by 1786, on a site 30 yards east. The building, which served as store, tavern and . . . — — Map (db m188934) HM
In 1854, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, selected Nashville as the site for its publishing house and converted a warehouse on the Public Square for that use. During the Civil War, the building was used by Union forces for government printing . . . — — Map (db m206229) HM
The Smith House was erected in 1843, and purchased by Jerry L. Smith and family on October 3, 2005. The antebellum Italianate mansion is the oldest and largest private residence in downtown Nashville and has hosted The Standard restaurant since . . . — — Map (db m183250) HM
U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II.
A total of 374 Officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines Still On "Patrol" . . . — — Map (db m207172) WM
In Honored Memory of
The Tennessee Air National Guardsmen
Who lost their lives July 23, 1950 in the service of their country
Jerry W. Bagwell
Carless E. Balentine
Emmett C. Brown
John T. Cage
Thomas A. Cole
Robert G. . . . — — Map (db m207174) WM
The tallest office building in Nashville was purchased from American General Life and Accident Insurance Company by the State of Tennessee on January 3, 1994.
It was originally built in 1970 as the National Life Center, home of the National Life . . . — — Map (db m166570) HM
James K. Polk moved back to Nashville after graduating from the University of North Carolina. he went to work for Felix Grundy a prominent Nashville lawyer and congressman who resided just west of Deaderick Street in a home called 'Grundy Place'. . . . — — Map (db m213215) HM
Constructed between 1780 and 1781, Fort Nashborough was known originally as the French Lick or Bluff Station. The stockaded encampment was designed to protect against violent encounters from Chickamauga Cherokee, Delaware, Chickasaw and Creek war . . . — — Map (db m188765) HM
On May 1, 1780, a meeting was called at the Bluff Station to consider an "Article of Agreement" to create a provisional government in the settlement. The document, commonly known as the Cumberland Compact, was authored by Richard Henderson, the . . . — — Map (db m188767) HM
The Transylvania Purchase
In March 1775, just weeks prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Richard Henderson, a North Carolina land speculator, finalized the purchase of 20 million acres of land bordered by the Ohio and Kentucky . . . — — Map (db m188766) HM
Pioneer Ministers
1785-1824 Thomas Craighead of NC
1801-1833 William Hume of Scotland
Pastors, First Church,
1814 Gideon Blackburn, D.D. of VA
1820 Allan D. Campbell, D.D. of England
1828 Obadiah Jennings, D.D. of NJ
1833 . . . — — Map (db m221162) HM
Ten Colonies were sent out from here by the First Church
Historical
1785 First Preaching in Cumberland Settlement by Thomas Craighead.
1798 Scotch Seceders formed congregation.
1801 Rev. William Hume placed in charge.
1812 First . . . — — Map (db m221163) HM
The Ensley Building was one of the largest buildings on the Public Square in the mid-1800s. Located on the corner of the south side of the Square, the Ensley Building sheltered Union troops as a 200-bed hospital during the Civil War. — — Map (db m206237) HM
The First Methodist Church erected in the Cumberland Settlement was located on the Public Square in present day Nashville, Tennessee in the year 1787.
This monument was located here with the approval of County Judge C. Beverly Briley and the . . . — — Map (db m206250) HM
Native peoples have lived in the Cumberland River Valley for thousands of years. Though no formal history of the region's earliest civilizations was recorded, the remains of their presence are visible today in the form of archaeological sites and . . . — — Map (db m188768) HM
The Hermitage Hotel
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
Equal voting rights for women became part of the . . . — — Map (db m174704) HM
Warren Jett opened The Jungle, a restaurant and cocktail bar, at 715 Commerce Street in 1952. Next door, Juanita Brazier opened Juanita's Place, a beer bar, in 1956. By the early 1960s, both were known as the first gay bars in Nashville. Jett sold . . . — — Map (db m147731) HM
The Marquis de Lafayette visited Nashville during a tour of the United States in May 1825, celebrating his service as a hero of the American Revolution. Andrew Jackson led a procession with Lafayette up Market Street to the Public Square, where they . . . — — Map (db m206230) HM
The Seeing Eye, the world-famous dog guide training school, was incorporated in Nashville January 29, 1929, with headquarters in the Fourth and First National Bank Building at 315 Union St. Morris Frank, a 20-year-old blind man from Nashville, and . . . — — Map (db m61940) HM
Sponsored by Misses Ann W Mildred Stahan of Nashville, Tenn.
Officers 70
Men 1179
Length 608 4"
Beam 61 7
Speed 32 Knots
Guns
15 - 6
8 - 5
28 - 40mm
18 - 20mm
World War II Record
Atlantic Area
Aug. . . . — — Map (db m206994) HM WM
Thomas G. Bradford was one of the first publishers in Nashville publishing an early newspaper, the Nashville Citizen, and many of the city's earliest books of prose and music. — — Map (db m206246) HM
A prominent riverboat captain and Nashville businessman, Thomas Ryman was known for his generous contributions of time and money to the construction of the Union Gospel Tabernacle. In 1904, the Tabernacle was renamed the Ryman Auditorium in his . . . — — Map (db m61941) HM
Thomas H. Shriver (1932-1997) was a Nashville native and a distinguished public servant best remembered as District Attorney General from 1966-1987 and as a Criminal Court Judge from 1987-1997. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University and . . . — — Map (db m174701) HM
In Memory of Francis Nash
1742 - 1777
Revolutionary War Hero
Brigadier General
in the Continental line of North Carolina, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Germantown,Pennsylvania in 1777. In his honor, the Cumberland settlers, in . . . — — Map (db m163821) HM
Site of electric street railway transfer station 1902-1940. Electric streetcar service began formally on April 30, 1889, replacing mule~drawn streetcars which had served the city since 1866. Final run for electric streetcars was February 2, 1941 on . . . — — Map (db m145827) HM
Erected by Louisville and Nashville Terminal Company and dedicated Oct. 9, 1900, the Romanesque style building of Bowling Green limestone and Tennessee marble was designed by L&N Chief Engineer Richard Monfort. A monument to the grand days of rail . . . — — Map (db m127271) HM
The Army Warrant Officer is an adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor. Warrant Officers administer, manage, maintain, operate and integrate Army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of Army operations.
Wh . . . — — Map (db m207171) WM
Vine Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) traces its beginning to 1820 and the Baptist Church of Nashville. Formally founded eight years later, with 218 members, the church met near this site in an 1821 building on Church Street, then in . . . — — Map (db m188771) HM
Nashville's Jewish community began in the 1840s. Many early families were immigrants fleeing oppression in Germany, Russia, and Poland. Completed in 1876, the Vine Street Temple, with nine Byzantine domes was Nashville's first synagogue, for 80 . . . — — Map (db m147730) HM
On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby giving all American women the right to vote. After weeks of intense lobbying by national leaders, Tennessee passed the measure by one . . . — — Map (db m52369) HM
In 1925 Tennessee, Davidson County, and Nashville dedicated the War Memorial Auditorium as an enduring tribute to their sons ad daughters who served the nation on land, sea, and in the air during the First World War. The division of history of the . . . — — Map (db m147726) HM
Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies, founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, stood at this
site many years. Ward, a graduate of Cumberland University in both law and divinity, died in 1887. The school was sold, but continued to operate as Ward's . . . — — Map (db m166495) HM
Juno Frankie (Seay) Pierce was born in Nashville near the end or just after the Civil War. Pierce was educated at the Joseph G. McKee Freedman School, the first free African American school in Nashville, and at Roger Williams College, one of four . . . — — Map (db m213293) HM
Juno Frankie (Seay) Pierce was born in Nashville near the end or just after the Civil War. Pierce was educated at the Joseph G. McKee Freedman School, the first free African American school in Nashville, and at Roger Williams College, one of four . . . — — Map (db m214513) HM
Witness Walls is a public artwork inspired by the events and the people who made history here in Nashville during the modern Civil Rights Movement. Following the desegregation of Nashville's public schools in 1957, it was students at the city's . . . — — Map (db m206249) HM
Although women did not have the right to vote, they played a major role in the success of the Whig Party in the South and particularly in Nashville. Women were invited to Whig conventions in the 1840s and 1850s, and over 150 women marched to the . . . — — Map (db m206233) HM
Erected by the State of Tennessee to Commemorate the Heroic Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of the Women of Tennessee During the War Between the States
Dedicated October 10, 1926
Belle Kinney, Sculptor — — Map (db m207179) WM
Woodland Street Bridge
Built by
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
Beverly Briley, Metropolitan Mayor
Karl B. Stallings, Director of Public Works
Department of Public Works
Project 81 . . . — — Map (db m205411) HM
Nashville's worst disaster by fire occurred Wednesday, March 22, 1916. It began at 11:47 a.m. in the rear of Seagraves Planing Mill, 80 yards west, and was swept eastwardly by 44 to 51 mph gales. It was brought under control at 4:30 p.m. near So. . . . — — Map (db m147761) HM
Opening in May 2004, Gateway Bridge has become a modern landmark in the Nashville skyline. In January 2006, the Metro Council redesignated the bridge the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, honoring 134,000 Tennesseans in military service during . . . — — Map (db m196871) HM
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