Tennessee Ornithological Society - Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County marker no. 88 - Tennessee Ornithological Society
Waymark Code: WMAP7
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2006
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Tennessee Ornithological Society
On October 7, 1915, Dr. George Curtis, Albert F. Ganier, Judge H.Y. Hughes, Dr. George R. Mayfield, Dixon Merritt, and A.C. Webb met at Faucon’s Restaurant, 419 Union Street, approximately 25 feet east of here, to found the Tennessee Ornithological Society. T.O.S. was chartered by the state for the purpose of studying Tennessee birds. A journal. The Migrant, publishes accurate records of birds across the state. The Birds of the Nashville Area has local records. T.O.S. is the state’s oldest conservation group in continuing existence. Donated in memory of B.B. Coffey (1870-1966).
Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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