"Western Harmony" - Nashville, TN
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jiggs11
N 36° 10.013 W 086° 46.786
16S E 519806 N 4002480
Marker describing the beginnings of the music publishing business in Nashville.
Waymark Code: WMRE57
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
Views: 5
Marker was originally placed in 1982, vandalized, removed and replaced in 2011.
The marker describes the beginnings of music publishing in Nashville.
Text reads:
"Western Harmony"
Music publishing in Nashville began in
1824 when "The Western Harmony" was
published by Allen D Carden and
Samuel J. Rogers. A book of hymns
and instructions for singing, it was
printed by Carey A Harris on the press
of his newspaper, the Nashville
Republican on College Street (now Third
Avenue) in this vicinity.
Marker is located at the intersection of 3 St N and James Robertson Parkway adjacent to Charlotte St.
Marker Name: "Western Harmony"
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 75
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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