Tolbert Hollow
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Tolbert Hollow Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM41FN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2008
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George Tolbert, a farmer, bought 97 1/2 acres here in 1879 that became known as Tolbert Hollow. He was a former slave who, according to family tradition, purchased his own freedom. Tolbert worked 45 acres by 1880 and cut and sold wood with his sons. Land ownership signified true freedom for blacks after the Civil War. Generations of Tolbert's descendants continued to live on his land.
Marker Name: Tolbert Hollow
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: No. 116
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville And Davidson County
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