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By Tom Bosse, December 30, 2017
Clinton High School Marker
1 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — 1D 41 — Clinton High School
On North Hicks Street at Leinart Street, on the left when traveling north on North Hicks Street.
2 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Clinton Middle School — 1927
On West Broad Street, on the right when traveling west.
3 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Green McAdoo School — 1935
On West Broad Street at Hillcrest Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broad Street.
4 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — Prelude: The Green McAdoo School
On Cummings St near West Broad St.
5 Tennessee, Anderson County, Clinton — ID 49 — The Rev. Paul W. Turner — 1923~1980
On North Main Street (U.S. 25W) at Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
6 Tennessee, Benton County, Holladay — Fort Johnson — Controlling the Tennessee River
Near Interstate 40 at milepost 130, on the right when traveling east.
7 Tennessee, Bledsoe County, Pikeville — Pikeville African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — Southeast Tennessee Religious Heritage Trail
On Upper East Valley Road (Tennessee Route 209), on the right when traveling south.
8 Tennessee, Blount County, Alcoa — Charles M. Hall School
On East Howe Street, 0.1 miles north of North Hall Road (Tennessee Route 35), on the left when traveling north.
9 Tennessee, Blount County, Alcoa — 1E 120 — Hunt Field
On East Hunt Road (Tennessee Route 335) east of Russell Road, on the right when traveling east.
10 Tennessee, Blount County, Alcoa — The Hall Community
On East Howe Street, 0.1 miles north of North Hall Road (Tennessee Route 35), on the left when traveling north.
11 Tennessee, Blount County, Maryville — Maryville During the Civil War — "A shameful...fire"
Near McCammon Avenue at McGhee Street, on the left when traveling east.
12 Tennessee, Blount County, Maryville — 1E 109 — William Bennett Scott, Sr. — ca. 1821 - 1885
On West Broadway Avenue at Gary H. Hensley Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Avenue.
13 Tennessee, Bradley County, Cleveland — 2A 101 — College Hill School — 1883-1966
On Berry Street Northeast just south of Central Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
14 Tennessee, Campbell County, LaFollette — Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong — 1909-2003
On East Central Avenue (Tennessee Route 25) at Armstrong Lane, on the right when traveling south on East Central Avenue.
15 Tennessee, Campbell County, LaFollette — Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong — Tennessee Music Pathways
On West Central Avenue at First Street North, on the left when traveling east on West Central Avenue.
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16 Tennessee, Carroll County, McKenzie — 4A 43 — Webb School
On Highland Drive (U.S. 79) 0.1 miles south of Tennessee Route 22, on the left when traveling north.
17 Tennessee, Carroll County, McLemoresville — 4A 58 — Reedy Creek Missionary Baptist Church
On Adams Street, 0.5 miles west of Tennessee Route 105, on the right when traveling west.
18 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 28 — Betsy Walkway — Elizabethton Walking Tour —
On East Elk Avenue east of South Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling east.
19 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 119 — Cedar Grove Cemetery
On Southside Road, on the right when traveling east.
20 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — 1A 148 — Elizabethton Blue Grays — 1935-1955
On Church Street at South Lynn Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Church Street.
21 Tennessee, Carter County, Elizabethton — The Taylor Family — Sabine Hill State Historic Site
Near West G Street (Tennessee Route 67) 0.1 miles west of Sabine Street, on the left when traveling west.
22 Tennessee, Carter County, Johnson City — Gandy Dancers
Near Greenlee Road at Cedar Grove Road, on the right when traveling north.
23 Tennessee, Cheatham County, Ashland City — 3C 76 — Old Neptune School — 1885-1951
On New Hope Church Road, 0.1 miles west of Powers Drive, on the left when traveling west.
24 Tennessee, Cheatham County, Kingston Springs — Connection To Johnsonville — U.S. Military Railroad
On North Main Street north of West Kingston Springs Road, on the right when traveling north.
25 Tennessee, Cheatham County, Kingston Springs — Trail Head — Site CH155 — Kingston Springs City Park —
On Kingston Springs, 0.1 miles west of Park Street (County Road 1931), on the right when traveling west.
26 Tennessee, Clay County, Celina — 2D 31 — Free Hill(s) Community
On Burkesville Highway (SR 53).
27 Tennessee, Cocke County, Parrottsville — Johnson's Parrottsville Slaves — Origin of Tennessee Emancipation Day
On Tennessee Route 340 at Old Hwy 321, on the right when traveling north on State Route 340.
28 Tennessee, Coffee County, Tullahoma — Tullahoma Campaign — June 24-July 4, 1863 — From Contraband to United States Colored Troops —
On South Jackson Street (U.S. 41A) at West Volney Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street.
29 Tennessee, Davidson County, Antioch — 207 — Alfred Z. Kelley
On Blairfield Drive, on the right when traveling east.
30 Tennessee, Davidson County, Antioch — 209 — Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
On Cane Ridge Road, 0.4 miles north of Old Hickory Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
31 Tennessee, Davidson County, Brentwood, Antioch — 238 — Racial Terror Lynchings in America / Lynching of Samuel Smith
On Old Burkitt Road, 0.1 miles east of Nolensville Pike, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
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32 Tennessee, Davidson County, Donelson, Hermitage — Slave Cabins, c. 1858 — [Clover Bottom Farm]
Near Lebanon Pike (U.S. 70) at Rivercrest Pass, on the right when traveling east.
33 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — "Have the Negro Houses Placed Where the Old Ones Stands"
On Field Quarter Trail.
34 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — A home for Jackson’s Slaves — 1821-1865
Near Rachel's Lane.
35 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — A Landscape Of Inequality — Enslaved Life at The Hermitage
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
36 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — A Lively Place — Finding Strength in Family and Community
On Field Quarter Trail, on the left when traveling east.
37 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Abandonment and Preservation — Stories Lost, Then Found Again
Near Rachel's Lane.
38 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Alfred’s Cabin — A Life of Toil
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
39 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Determined Resistance — Fighting for Freedom
On Field Quarter Trail.
40 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Field Quarter Trail
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
41 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Field Quarter Trail
42 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Ginning and Pressing "King Cotton" — Wealth Created by Enslaved Hands
On Field Quarter Trail.
43 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Growing Cotton — A Risky Venture
Near Rachel's Lane.
44 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Our Peace: Follow the Drinking Gourd — Memorial to the Enslaved
Near Rachels Lane, 0.7 miles east of Hermitage Road, on the right when traveling east.
45 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Property, Family, Humanity
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
46 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — Stories Told by Things the Enslaved Left Behind
Near Rachels Lane.
47 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Field Quarter — Lives of Labor
On Field Quarter Trail, on the left when traveling east.
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48 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Field Quarter Spring — Nourishing Body and Spirit
On Field Quarter Trail, on the right when traveling north.
49 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The First Hermitage — Worlds Apart, Side by Side
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
50 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Hermitage Garden — An Ever Changing Delight
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
51 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Hermitage Landscape — 1804-1821
Near Rachel's Lane.
52 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Hermitage Landscape — Frontier Farm to Cotton Plantation to Shrine
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
53 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Hermitage Mansion — Symbol of Democracy?
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
54 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Hermitage Overseer — Between Two Worlds
On Field Quarter Trail.
55 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Jacksons and Religion — Reflection of the Times
Near Rachels Lane, 0.7 miles Hermitage Road, on the right when traveling east.
56 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Triplex — Reclaiming the Past
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
57 Tennessee, Davidson County, Hermitage — The Work Yard — The World Behind the Mansion
Near Rachels Lane, 0.3 miles east of Hermitage Road.
58 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — Coach Ed Temple — Tigerbelles Head Coach 1950-1994 — U.S. Olympic Coach 1960, 1964, 1980 —
Near Doctor Walter S Davis Boulevard west of Schrader Lane, on the right when traveling east.
59 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — In 1865 — [Belle Meade Farm Freedom] — Belle Meade Plantation
Reported permanently removed.
60 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — 3A 156 — Juno Frankie Pierce
On West Heiman Street at Ed Temple Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on West Heiman Street.
61 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — Kitchen Garden History
Near Hogan Road.
62 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — 99 — Lake Providence Community
On Nolensville Pike (Alternate U.S. 31) at Winston Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on Nolensville Pike.
63 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — Slave Burials — Belle Meade Plantation
Near Harding Pike (U.S. 70S) 0.2 miles north of Leake Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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64 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — Slave Cabin — Belle Meade Plantation
Near Harding Pike (U.S. 70S) 0.1 miles north of Leake Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
65 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — 3A 124 — Tennessee State University
On Centennial Boulevard/John A Merritt Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
66 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — 69 — Tennessee State University
67 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — The Caldwell Years — Tennessee Agricultural Museum
Near Hogan Road.
68 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville — The Natchez Trace — Belle Meade Plantation
Near Harding Pike (U.S. 70S) 0.2 miles north of Leake Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
69 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Arts District — 3A 223 — Nashville Sit-Ins
On 5th Avenue North north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
70 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Arts District — 3A 139 — Sarah Estell
On 5th Avenue North north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
71 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Belle Meade Links — In 1807 — [Harding Cabin] — Belle Meade Plantation —
Near Leake Avenue east of Harding Pike (U.S. 70S).
72 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Bordeaux — 3A 267 — The Gold Coast
On Windover Drive at Ashland City Highway (State Highway 12), on the right when traveling west on Windover Drive.
73 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Chestnut Hill — 3A 123 — Hubbard House
On 1st Avenue South just south of Mildred Shute Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
74 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Chestnut Hill — 3A 184 — Lieutenant Henry Alvin Cameron 1875-1918 / Cameron School
On 1st Avenue South just south of Crenshaw Street, on the right when traveling north.
75 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, College Heights/Clifton — 3A 177 — Preston Taylor — Minister, Entrepreneur, and Business Leader — 1849-1931 —
On Clifton Avenue at 39th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Clifton Avenue.
76 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Crieve Hall — Battle of Nashville / Peach Orchard Hill
Near Farrell Parkway west of Stillwood Drive, on the right when traveling west.
77 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — African Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School Union
Near 3rd Avenue North north of Union Street, on the right when traveling north.
78 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — 3A 180 — Avon N. Williams, Jr. — 1921-1994
On Charlotte Avenue just west of YMCA Way, on the left when traveling west.
79 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — 83 — Black Churches of Capitol Hill
On Charlotte Avenue at McLemore Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Charlotte Avenue.
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80 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Jeffrey Lockelier
Near Union Street North at 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.
81 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — 232 — John Robert Lewis — Feb. 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020
On Commerce Street just west of St. Cloud Alley, on the left when traveling west.
82 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Lynching in America / The Lynchings of Henry and Ephraim Grizzard — Community Remembrance Project
On 1st Avenue North at Union Street North, on the right when traveling north on 1st Avenue North.
83 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — 87 — Nashville Sit-Ins
On Rosa Parks Blvd at Charlotte Avenue on Rosa Parks Blvd.
84 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Post-Emancipation Violence in America / Lynching and the Subversion of Legal Rights — Community Remembrance Project
On 1st Avenue North north of Bank Street, on the right when traveling north.
85 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — 210 — Rev. Nelson G. Merry — "Nashville's First Ordained African American Minister" — 1824-1884 —
On Nelson Merry Street at 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling east on Nelson Merry Street.
86 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Robert "Black Bob" Renfro
Near 3rd Avenue North north of Union Street, on the right when traveling north.
87 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Welcome to Frankie Pierce Park
On LifeWay Plaza at 10th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west on LifeWay Plaza.
88 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Welcome to Frankie Pierce Park
On Nelson Merry Street, on the right when traveling west.
89 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Downtown — Witness Walls — Walter Hood — 2017 —
On James Robertson Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
90 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, East Nashville — 124 — First Baptist Church — East Nashville
On Main Street just east of North 6th Street, on the left when traveling east.
91 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, East Nashville — 3A 188 — Meigs School — The First African American High School in Nashville
On Ramsey Street just west of North 8th Street, on the right when traveling west.
92 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, East Nashville — 180 — Rock City
On Ann Street at Rock City Street, on the right when traveling west on Ann Street.
93 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Edgehill — 3A 138 — DeFord Bailey — 1899-1982
On Edgehill Avenue at 12 Avenue South on Edgehill Avenue.
94 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Edgehill — 68 — Edmondson Home Site
On 14th Avenue South north of Wade Avenue, on the right.
95 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Edgehill — 227 — History of Edgehill
On Edgehill Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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96 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Edgehill — 3A 245 — William Edmondson Studio and Home Site
On 14th Avenue South at Wade Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 14th Avenue South.
97 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, Fang — 3A 122 — Academic Building At Fisk University
98 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, FANG — 3A 136 — Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery
On Jackson St., on the right when traveling west.
99 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, FANG — 213 — Clark Memorial United Methodist Church
On 14th Avenue North at Phillips Street, on the right when traveling north on 14th Avenue North.
100 Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, FANG — 3A 154 — Cravath Hall
Near 17th Avenue North.

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