Nashville's First Public School - Marker 12 - Nashville, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Nashville's first public school, the Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved to Fogg School built on adjoining corner lot. Named for educators, Alfred E. Hume & Francis B. Fogg, the schools were replaced by Hume-Fogg in 1912.

This marker is located on Broadway just off US 41 in downtown Nashville.

Marker Name: Nashville's First Public School Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Building Marker Number: 12 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.

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