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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG0C_fourth-and-church_Nashville-TN.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYU_jacksons-law-office_Nashville-TN.html
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 S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYJ_downtown-presbyterian-church_Nashville-TN.html
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 Strick…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYH_birth-of-bluegrass_Nashville-TN.html
In December 1945, Grand Ole Opry star Bill Monroe and his mandolin brought to the Ryman Auditorium stage a band that created a new American musical form. With the banjo style of Earl Scruggs and the guitar of Lester Flatt, the new musical genre be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYG_william-walker_Nashville-TN.html
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; …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM88K_cockrill-spring_Nashville-TN.html
The house of John Cockrill, an early settler, stood about 60 yards north, near a large spring, whose waters ran northeast into Lick Branch, which emptied Great Salt Lick, around which Nashville was founded. A blacksmith shop stood under the great …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM35C_tennessee-state-university_Nashville-TN.html
Established in 1912 for the education of Negro citizens, Tennessee State University merged with UT-Nashville in 1979 and has become a major comprehensive urban university. Development from normal school to university progressed as follows: Tenn. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM358_the-john-wesley-work-home_Nashville-TN.html
(Obverse): In 1937 this Victorian-style house became the home of John W. Work III. A teacher and composer for 39 years, he served his alma mater by enriching the Fisk musical traditions. Director of the Jubilee Singers, Work III, a serious compose…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM356_thomas-w-talley_Nashville-TN.html
Recognized during his lifetime primarily as a chemist, teacher, and administrator at Fisk University, Thomas W. Talley (1870- 1952) was also Tennessee's first African-American folklorist. A native of Bedford County, he began collecting folk songs …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM355_meharry-medical-college_Nashville-TN.html
Meharry Medical College, established in 1876 through the efforts of Dr. George W. Hubbard, Dr. Willliam J. Sneed, and Samuel Meharry, is the only AMA accredited, privately endowed, predominantly Negro medical school in the world. During its first …