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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO4U_tennessee-state-capitol_Nashville-TN.html
Designed by William Strickland, noted Philadelphia architect who also designed the tower of Independence Hall. Construction was commenced in 1845 and completed 1859. Strickland died in 1854 and is entombed in the north portico. His son Francis, su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIY0_sarah-estell_Nashville-TN.html
Sarah Estell, a free black woman in the slavery era, ran an ice cream parlor and sweet shop near here. She overcame the many hurdles faced by free persons of color, and her venture thrived.Her catering firm met the banquet needs of the city's fire…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG0H_maxwell-house-hotel_Nashville-TN.html
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, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG0G_first-masonic-hall_Nashville-TN.html
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 182…
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/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…