The Nashville Medical Society, the first medical association in Tennessee, was founded March 5, 1821, by 7 physicians in the log courthouse on the Public Square. Pres. was Dr. Felix Robertson, first white child born in Nashville. Chartered Sept. 4, . . . — — Map (db m55018) HM
The Nashville Medical Society, the first medical association in Tennessee, was founded March 5, 1821, by seven physicians in the log courthouse on the Public Square. The first president was Dr. Felix Robertson (1781-1865), son of James and Charlotte . . . — — Map (db m147479) HM
This mansion was built in 1853 as a summer home for Joseph and Adelicia Acklen. An 1860 addition by architect Adolphus Heiman expanded the mansion's size to 36 rooms. The entrance to the 177 acre estate, which featured gardens decorated with marble . . . — — Map (db m52143) HM
When Adelicia Acklen's estate was sold in 1890, the Belmont Mansion and its ground became Belmont College. Other portions, and parts of the neighboring Sunnyside Mansion property, were subdivided into residential lots by the Belmont Land Co. In . . . — — Map (db m52304) HM
Ten yds. north stood toll gate and toll gate house erected by Nashville and Hillsboro Turnpike Co., Incorporated in 1848. Charges to travel macadamized road could not exceed: horse or mule, 3 cents; 10 sheep, 20 cents; 20 meat cattle, 25 cents; . . . — — Map (db m81454) HM
After success in Memphis with Sun Records, "Cowboy" Jack Clement founded Jack Clement Recording Studios in 1969, producing and writing for artists such as Johnny Cash and Charley Pride. It was the first facility of its kind in Nashville, with . . . — — Map (db m76355) HM
June 1922, Boy Scout John H. DeWitt, Jr., started Nashville's first radio station (WDAA) on the Ward-Belmont Campus. Assisted by music teacher G. S. deLuca, he broadcast Enrico Caruso records to the opening of the River and Rail Terminal on the . . . — — Map (db m52306) HM
School Desegregation in Nashville "Nashville Plan" Schools
In Brown v. Topeka (1954) and Brown II (1955)
the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools
nationwide to end racial segregation "with all
deliberate speed.” Nashville . . . — — Map (db m169073) HM
The deadliest train wreck in US history occurred on July 9, 1918, when two crowded trains collided head-on at Dutchman’s Curve. The impact caused passenger cars to derail into surrounding cornfields, and fires broke out throughout the wreckage. Over . . . — — Map (db m52596) HM
The portion of East Nashville known as Edgefield, the name suggested by Gov. Neill S. Brown, was incorporated as a city Jan. 2, 1869. Its approximate bounds were Shelby Ave., Sevier St., So. 10th St., Berry St., Cowan Ave. and the river. It's first . . . — — Map (db m147721) HM
After union successes to the north in TN and KY, Col. John Kennett, 4th Ohio Vol. Cavalry, ordered Cpt. H.C. Rodgers to Edgefield. They jet with Nashville Mayor R.B. Cheatham, Feb. 23, 1862, at the Edgefield home of the banker Charles Fuller, to . . . — — Map (db m145784) HM
Born Potsdam, Prussia. Came to Nashville 1838. Lived in home on this site. Architect, Engineer & Builder; Designed Univ. of Nash. Main Bldg., Central State Hosp. Main Bldg., Suspension Bridge over Cumberland River. Masonic Leader; Adj. U.S. Army . . . — — Map (db m4512) HM
The original Newsom's Mill was located upstream & was destroyed by flood in 1808. Joseph M. Newsom constructed this turbine-powered gristmill in 1862 of hand-dressed limestone cut from Newsom's quarry, a mile south. Newsom's stone is found in many . . . — — Map (db m147423) HM
Grave of Lucinda "Granny" White, who settled here in 1803 on 50 acres of land. She died in 1815 at about age 73. Granny White Tavern stood 200' to the north. Famous for its food, brandy, and comfortable beds, it attracted travelers from the Natchez . . . — — Map (db m95832) HM
The Temple Cemetery was established in 1851 with the purchase of three acres by the Hebrew Benevolent Burial Association and still serves Nashville's first Jewish congregation, The Temple, Congregation Ohabal Sholom. It blends early urban burial . . . — — Map (db m74332) HM
Holly Street Fire Hall.
Completed in 1914, J.B. Richardson Engine Company No. 14 was designed by Nashville's first city architect, James B. Yeaman. Designed to blend in with the surrounding residential neighborhood, it was the first fire hall . . . — — Map (db m147720) HM
Located 250 yds. S.E., this famous pioneer spring served Lockeland mansion on site of present school building. Home built by Col. Robert Weakley in early 1800's and named for his wife, daughter of Gen. Matthew Locke of Salisbury, N.C. Spring water . . . — — Map (db m147717) HM
An activist for LGBT rights and advocate for people with mental health and housing issues, Campbell co-organized Tennessee's delegation to the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights and Nashville's 1988 Pride parade at a time when many . . . — — Map (db m147716) HM
Clarence Eugene “Hank” Snow purchased this Madison home with his wife Minnien in 1950, not long after his appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. He was one of the first musicians in the United States to build and use a home studio. Snow’s band, the . . . — — Map (db m234768) HM
The Tanglewood Historic District is a rustic style suburban development from the 1920-1940s built by Robert M. Condra, a prominent Nashville builder. Natural materials are featured in this popular Arts and Crafts substyle that harmonizes with the . . . — — Map (db m147709) HM
Lt. Alexander Ewing was commissioned in the Continental Army in Sept. 1777 and promoted to Capt. in 1781. That year, while serving as aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Greene, he was wounded at Guilford Courthouse. Ewing moved to Davidson Co. c. 1786 and . . . — — Map (db m147789) HM
On Dec. 16, 1864, Gen. S.D. Lee's Corps, Army of Tennessee, held this right flank of Hood's defense line which ran south along the crest of this ridge. Violent artillery fire and infantry attacks by the corps of Wood and Steedman failed to dislodge . . . — — Map (db m25651) HM
Josephine Groves Holloway
1898-1988
Josephine Holloway graduated from Fisk Univ. with a degree in sociology in 1923. She worked at Bethlehem Center as a case worker, where she began organizing the first African-American Girl Scouts troops . . . — — Map (db m147410) HM
About 100 yards east stood Waverly, the home of A.W. Putnam, a writer and historian. The house was named for the Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Putnam sold Waverly in 1858, and in 1887 the land was conveyed to a real estate syndicate — the . . . — — Map (db m147528) HM
The Mud Tavern Community developed around the crossroads of the Elm Hill and McGavock Turnpikes. The name derives from the mud and log inn at the crossroads where early 19th century travelers found rest and refreshment. Mud Tavern later became a . . . — — Map (db m147567) HM
Brick manufacturer and builder, who fought under General Andrew Jackson in the Creek campaigns and at the Battle of New Orleans, left at his death in 1880 property and $100,000 as an endowment for a school later called Watkins Institute, organized . . . — — Map (db m147768) HM
The Nashville Race Course, the "Burns Island Track," 1828-1884, was .6 of a mile north. Here Oct. 10, 1843, was run the then richest race in the world, the $35,000 Peyton Stakes, 4 mile heats, promoted by Bailie Peyton. The winner owned by Thomas . . . — — Map (db m147769) HM
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), an organization that collects performance royalties for songwriters and music publishers in all genres of music, opened its doors in New York in 1940. BMI was the first performance rights organization to represent what . . . — — Map (db m60229) HM
Library and archives of the 19th c. American religious unity movement which became: the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Christian Churches; and Churches of Christ. Located here, 1958, in the Thomas W. Phillips Memorial. Architects: Hoffman & . . . — — Map (db m52367) HM
Marvin T. Duncan, a graduate of Webb School (Bell Buckle) and Vanderbilt University, founded Duncan School in 1908 at this site on 25th Avenue S. He and his wife, Pauline, taught at the school until it closed in 1952. The Duncans dedicated their . . . — — Map (db m52171) HM
In 1968, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded by Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., his son Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. and businessman Jack C. Massey. The original office was located here, in a small house near HCA's first hospital - Park View. At the . . . — — Map (db m147456) HM
Chief Engr. Army of Tenn. C.S.A.; Construction Engineer on first R.R. Bridge in Nashville; City Engineer of Nashville and Member of American Society of civil Engineers; Director of Works at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897 & Co-Founder of . . . — — Map (db m4142) HM
The heart of Nashville's music business, Music Row began in 1955, when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio here. In 1957, Chet Atkins opened RCA's studio at the corner of 17th and Hawkins. Other studios, . . . — — Map (db m147532) HM
The Nashville Medical Society, the first medical association in Tennessee, was founded March 5, 1821, by 7 physicians in the log courthouse on the Public Square. Pres. was Dr. Felix Robertson, first white child born in Nashville. Chartered Sept. 4, . . . — — Map (db m4522) HM
In 1815, T.M. Burland opened a small brewery 1.5 miles west of Nashville along Cockrill Spring. The brewery used water from the nearby spring and barley purchased from local farmers. J.T. and W.B. Smith operated the brewery from 1834 until it was . . . — — Map (db m147460) HM
These wheels used by the Confederacy to grind gunpowder at Augusta, Ga in 1863-1864 were made in Woolwich, England and were shipped on the blockade runner "Spray," via Mobile. After the war Gen. Miles purchased them for use at Sycamore Powder Mills, . . . — — Map (db m4144) HM
RCA Records established a recording studio in this building in Novemeber 1957, with local offices run by guitarist-producer Chet Atkins. Its success led to a larger studio, known as Studio A, built next door in 1964. Studio B recorded numerous hits . . . — — Map (db m81463) HM
On April 11, 1898, at the request of Nashville Bishop Thomas Byrne, the Daughters of Charity opened St. Thomas Hospital on this site in the former home of Judge J.M. Dickinson. Named for Byrne's patron saint, the hospital began as a 26-bed "refuge . . . — — Map (db m81464) HM
Established in Kansas City in 1892 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and moved to Nashville in 1924, Scarritt trained laity in Christian education, music, and missions until it closed in 1988. Much of the Collegiate Gothic campus architecture . . . — — Map (db m60196) HM
On Dec. 17, 1891, the Tenn. legislature granted a charter establishing the Old Woman's Home "for the care and protection of aged and helpless women." In 1909, the women moved from 136 Cherry St. (4th Ave) to a new home at 2817 West End Ave. Later . . . — — Map (db m147454) HM
One of Nashville's oldest streets, Elliston Place was a popular commercial corridor by 1930. Elliston Place Soda Shop opened in 1939. In 1971 Owsley Manier and Brugh Reynolds
opened the listening-room style music venue Exit/In, named for its main . . . — — Map (db m158328) HM
On June 7, 1976, 101 permanent representatives of the United Nations made a historic and unprecedented group visit to Nashville at the invitation of Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton and Nashville Mayor Richard Fulton. During the visit, the United . . . — — Map (db m4141) HM
Founded in 1915 as the successor to The Winthrop Model School at the University of Nashville, Peabody Demonstration School was established at this site in 1925 to utilize the teacher training methods developed at George Peabody College for Teachers. . . . — — Map (db m52366) HM
To prepare young men for College & for life, believing the first object of education to develop character, the second to develop intellect, third to make Christian gentlemen, Wallace University School, directed by Professor Clarence B. Wallace, . . . — — Map (db m25067) HM
Centennial Park was the site of May Day rallies held annually from 1914 until 1920, when the Tennessee General Assembly ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing the right to vote to American women. Suffragists marched from . . . — — Map (db m147457) HM
In 1844, noted educator, evangelist, and agriculturalist Tolbert Fanning started Franklin College, a liberal arts school near this site where boys farmed to cover tuition. In 1855 he co-founded the Gospel Advocate, a religious journal. Fanning's . . . — — Map (db m147559) HM
In 1867, Jane Watson deeded land to several African-American families, many of them her former slaves. First called Watson Town, the community became known as Mt. Pisgah by 1871. The Methodist Episcopal Church North organized a church here in 1866 . . . — — Map (db m147087) HM
Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse
Koinonia (Greek for 'fellowship') Coffeehouse opened in 1973 with artists such as Dogwood, Fireworks and Brown Bannister boldly sharing their faith through contemporary music. It became a destination . . . — — Map (db m147530) HM
Established during and after the Civil War, Edgehill became a vibrant African American neighborhood in the 20th century, drawing residents through its schools, churches and thriving local economy. Edgehill was home to leaders in government, . . . — — Map (db m160770) HM
Constructed in 1892 for Hose Company #1, this building is one of the earliest extant fire halls in Nashville. The upstairs housed firefighters while the lower floor stabled the company's two horses. R. C. Burk served as the first Captain. The fire . . . — — Map (db m147544) HM
Built in the 1830s, rebuilt in 1859, and expanded in 1880, Perry Dale Sr. and Alberta G. Dale purchased this two-story frame house in 1946, naming it GranDale. The one-story wings were added to each side in the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1973, Perry . . . — — Map (db m147403) HM
In 1951, Lon and Annie Loveless began serving
fried chicken, biscuits and jams at picnic tables
to hungry travelers from Highway 100, then
the main road between Nashville and Memphis.
They soon converted their 4-room home into
a restaurant, . . . — — Map (db m146432) HM
Music publishing in Nashville began in 1824 when "The Western Harmony" was published by Allen D. Carden and Samuel J. Rogers. A book of hymns and instruction for singing, it was printed by Carey A. Harris on the press of his newspaper, the Nashville . . . — — Map (db m147736) HM
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank. In March 1865, Congress established the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Bank. A Nashville branch was chartered in Dec. 1865. By 1867, there were 37 branches, mostly in the South. Liberty Hall was . . . — — Map (db m145781) HM
Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, moved to Nashville in 1818 to study law with Judge James Trimble. Admitted to the bar later that year, Houston practiced in Lebanon, Tenn., before returning to Nashville to serve as District Attorney (1819-21). In . . . — — Map (db m147738) HM
The Nashville Gas Light Co., founded Mar. 1850, with General Washington Barrow, President, built first gas works in Tennessee for manufacturing gas from coal. First street lamp was lighted Feb. 13, 1851 at Second Ave. North and Public Square. . . . — — Map (db m74334) HM
Located at 1100 Clay Street, North Nashville High School opened in 1940. Designed by Hart and Russell, the building was constructed with funding from the Public Works Administration, and featured carved stone panels by sculptor Puryear Mims. The . . . — — Map (db m147766) HM
The name Saint Cecilia, patroness of music was chosen for a grammar and high school for girls, opened in October 1860 by four Sisters who had moved to this site from Saint Mary's Convent, Third Order of Saint Dominic, Somerset, Ohio on August 17, . . . — — Map (db m4098) HM
Here was toll-gate No.2 of the Hyde's Ferry Turnpike Co., chartered in 1848 to build a road from Nashville to Ashland City and Sycamore Mills. Richard Hyde's ferry crossed the Cumberland 2.6 mi. southeast, where the railroad bridge is now. Davidson . . . — — Map (db m147791) HM
During the retreat from Nashville, Colonel Edmund Rucker's brigade attempted to block the Union pursuit by erecting a barricade of fence rails and logs across Granny White Pike, 1/2 mile south of this spot. During the ensuing night attack by Union . . . — — Map (db m60230) HM
This building, renowned for its pure Gothic architecture and harmony of proportions, was designed by Wills & Dudley of New York, in a style suggesting an English village church. The cornerstone was laid May 7, 1852, by Bishop James Otey. The church . . . — — Map (db m81455) HM
The Nashville Brewery was founded by Jacob Stiefel on this location in 1859. After the Civil War, the brewery had various owners until it was rebuilt by Christian Moerlein and William Gerst in 1890. Renamed the William Gerst Brewing Co in 1893, it . . . — — Map (db m147506) HM
Two blocks west, on the hill, stood Radnor, a college for young women. Founded by A.N. Eshman in 1906, it gained national attention for its complimentary educational tours for students. After the school closed in 1914, a printing plant on campus . . . — — Map (db m147127) HM
At 8:07 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 1958 a bomb exploded at the Jewish Community Center at 3500 West End Avenue. The JCC, which was located here from 1952-84, often hosted community meetings aimed at desegregating Nashville's schools and communities . . . — — Map (db m147443) HM
This early planned subdivision presents a largely unaltered picture of suburban residences in early 20th century Nashville. With ninety percent of existing homes built between 1905 and 1925, the styles range from large American four-squares to the . . . — — Map (db m53381) HM
This Federal-style home was built c1810 for John Brown Craighead and his first wife Jane Erwin Dickinson. Craighead was the son of early Nashville settler the Rev. Thomas Craighead. In 1823, Craighead married Lavinia Robertson Beck, youngest . . . — — Map (db m53382) HM
In 1888, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sought to make water travel on the Cumberland River easier by regulating water levels with a series of dams and locks. Construction on Lock 2 began in 1892, and the lock and dam were finished in 1907. The . . . — — Map (db m154919) HM
Opened on this site February 1890, with a capacity of 60 beds. Doctor Charles Brower of the University of Nashville Medical Department was appointed Superintendent. In 1891 a school of nursing was opened with Miss Charlotte E. Perkins as . . . — — Map (db m147536) HM
The city's present waterworks was inaugurated at this site Oct. 1, 1833. The pumping station was erected on the lower river bluff & the reservoir on the upper grounds. German engr., Albert Stein, designed and supervised construction. The system cost . . . — — Map (db m147534) HM
On this site stood the residence of Captain Thomas Green Ryman, owner of the Ryman steamboat line and builder of the Union Gospel Tabernacle, renamed Ryman Auditorium after his death in 1904. The Queen Anne frame house with a slate roof, seven . . . — — Map (db m147537) HM
The city's first fire-fighting force of volunteers was formed in May 1807. The first paid Dept. was organized on July 29, 1860, with J.S. Dashiell as chief. Three horse-drawn steam engines were bought. A telegraph alarm was installed in 1875. Chief . . . — — Map (db m147535) HM
Nettie Langston Napier had a Day Home Club on this site by 1907. It provided childcare, meals, education and healthcare for the children of poor, working African American mothers. Napier appointed a vice president for each of the city's wards, each . . . — — Map (db m147505) HM
Named for local merchant and former school board member Rudolph Fehr, and designed by architects Dougherty and Gardner, Fehr School opened in 1924. On Sept. 9, 1957, Fehr became one of the first schools in Nashville to desegregate, admitting four . . . — — Map (db m193462) HM
Bells Bend
Bells Bend, first known as White's Bend, is an 18-square-mile area encompassed by a U-shaped bend in the Cumberland River. Numerous archaeological sites indicate that the area has been inhabited for at least 10,000 years. Bells . . . — — Map (db m191958) HM
President Rutherford B. Hayes laid its cornerstone in 1877. Designed by Treasury Department architect W.A. Potter, it was occupied in 1882 by collectors of customs and internal revenue, U.S. courts, and Nashville's main post office. Addition to rear . . . — — Map (db m147164) HM
Organized in 1820, this is the church's third downtown location. The elaborate Gothic tower is all that remains of the Matthews & Thompson building that stood at this location from 1886 to 1967. The Baptist Sunday School Board, now one of the . . . — — Map (db m24141) HM
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church was established on Nov. 4, 1917, at 208 6th Ave S., the former site of Wallace Univ. School. Greek immigrants began moving to Nashville in the 1880s in search of better economic opportunities. In 1905 a . . . — — Map (db m147533) HM
Site of a farm implement factory operated by Messrs. Sharp and Hamilton, previous to the War Between the States. With the outbreak of hostilities they reversed the Biblical injunction and produced swords of excellent quality for the Confederacy. . . . — — Map (db m74348) HM
Located immediately south, this fashionable place of entertainment was established by Messrs. Decker & Dyer in 1827 and operated for more than a decade. It covered several acres & included a ballroom, dining hall and miniature railroad. Pres. . . . — — Map (db m61661) HM
On Christmas Day 1779, John Rains led his family and livestock across the frozen Cumberland and settled in this vicinity. In 1784 he built a fort that enclosed this hill and the spring 75 yards east. At James Robertson's orders he often led a . . . — — Map (db m147540) HM
Founded in 1915 as the first public high school in the county system, Central High School stood here from 1921-1971. One of the earliest student government associations in the South began here. Many graduates became city and county political . . . — — Map (db m147122) HM
The Cumberland Fair and Racing Association sponsored harness racing here 1891-1894. The great match race between Hal Pointer of Tennessee and Direct of California occurred Oct. 21, 1891. Direct won all 3 heats in record time for a pacing race. . . . — — Map (db m147120) HM
On Dec. 13, 1850, the first steam engine, Tennessee No. 1, ordered by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, arrived on the steamboat "Beauty" from Cincinnati. The one-mile trip on improvised tracks from the wharf to the S. Cherry St. crossing . . . — — Map (db m74361) HM
The guns of Fort Negley, commanding three turnpikes to the South & Southeast, opened the Battle of Nashville, Dec. 15, 1864. This site was selected by Capt. J. S. Morton as the key strongpoint in the Federal line around the city. The European style . . . — — Map (db m30054) HM
In 1897, Jacob May and his family moved to Nashville and opened the Rock City Hosiery Mill. May obtained a contract to use convict labor for his mill, located inside the state penitentiary on Church Street. In 1908, May incorporated the company . . . — — Map (db m147539) HM
Mill Creek Baptist Church, mother church of Southern Baptists in Davidson County, occupied two meeting houses at this site from 1797 until the early 20th century.
Here, in 1833, Baptists formed the first Tennessee Baptist Convention. The church's . . . — — Map (db m147169) HM
James C. Napier (1845-1940), Nashville Negro lawyer, educator, member of the city council, delegate to four Republican conventions, Register of U.S. Treasury, 1911-15, was a trustee of Fisk, Howard, and Meharry, advocate of the public schools, and . . . — — Map (db m147545) HM
Cohn School
Designed by architects Asmus and Clark and opened in 1928 as a junior high school, Cohn
School was named in memory of Corinne Lieberman Cohn, one of the first female
members of the school board. Jonas H. Sikes served as first . . . — — Map (db m147440) HM
In 1927 the City of Nashville bought 131 acres from Warren Sloan and made this the city airport, named for Lieut. Brower McConnell, Tennessee National Guard pilot who died that year in an air crash. Aircraft outgrew the field in the 1930s and moved . . . — — Map (db m147168) HM
In 1927 the City bought 131 acres
from Warren Sloan and made this the
Nashville airport, named for Lieut.
Brower McConnell, Tennessee National
Guard pilot who died that year
in an air crash. The hangars were
50 yards east. Aircraft outgrew . . . — — Map (db m166471) HM
Once a part of the Byrd Douglas plantation, the Nashville Land Improvement Company dedicated ten acres for a public park in 1887. After annexation, the park became a Nashville City Park in 1907, and the City added playground equipment. Richland Perk . . . — — Map (db m147439) HM
St. Ann Catholic Church and School opened here in 1921. Two Sisters of Charity first welcomed West Nashville Catholics at gatherings held above a nearby hardware store in 1917. This informal gathering became St. Peter's Mission, thanks to support of . . . — — Map (db m180446) HM
A two-room frame school building was constructed here in 1907 to serve the children of newly-annexed West Nashville. Students in grades 1-8 attended here, and a second two-room building was added in 1909 for students in grades 1-4. Maria Wilson Hill . . . — — Map (db m147442) HM
Glenn School. Named for Davidson County Judge and former Edgefield mayor William A. Glenn (1805-1883), the two-story, brick Glenn School opened in 1904. On Sept. 9. 1957, three African American first grade students desegregated the school. An . . . — — Map (db m163412) HM
On his bluff in 1780, pioneers who came with James Robertson built Heaton's (also spelled Eaton's) station. It and two other forts (Nashborough and Freeland's) withstood all Indian attacks and saved the Cumberland settlements. On the river below . . . — — Map (db m74331) HM WM
In 1882, T.S. and T.C. Joy, founders of Joy & Son floral co. (est. 1877), bought 91 acres east of Lischey Ave. for their greenhouse operations, including the Gen. White home and White-Ogden Cemetery. The Joys built a large greenhouse (1886) and two . . . — — Map (db m147762) HM
Jacques-Timothé De Montbrun, born on Mar. 23, 1741, in Boucherville, Quebec, was the first white man to live in the Nashville area. Beginning in 1769, he spent several winters here trading for furs. He served as Lieut. Gov. of Illinois Country, . . . — — Map (db m117817) HM
Born May 8, 1824, Walker moved to this site from 6th Ave. N. in 1840. In early life he was a doctor, lawyer & journalist. He invaded Mexico in 1853 with 46 men & proclaimed himself Pres., Republic of Lower Calif. Led force into Nicaragua in 1855; . . . — — Map (db m24067) HM
Built 1898, the Mary Lee Academy, the second school in the Oglesby Community, was named for its first teacher, Miss Mary Lee Clark. The county bought the school in 1906. The name changed to Ogilvie in honor of the land donor, Benton H. Ogilvie, and . . . — — Map (db m147096) HM
The Una community developed around the crossroads of Smith Springs Road and Old Murfreesboro Pike in the early 19th century. The local postmaster changed the community
name from Rowesdale, or Rosedale, to Una in 1882, honoring a Peabody College . . . — — Map (db m147147) HM
