Site of Original Gas Works - Nashville TN
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 36° 10.278 W 086° 46.848
16S E 519713 N 4002970
The Nashville Gas Light Co., founded Mar. 1850, with General Washington Barrow, President, built first gas works in Tennessee for manufacturing gas from coal. First street lamp was lighted Feb. 13, 1851 at Second Ave.
Waymark Code: WM13967
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2020
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Site of Original Gas Works-The Nashville Gas Light Co., founded Mar. 1850, with General Washington Barrow, President, built first gas works in Tennessee for manufacturing gas from coal. First street lamp was lighted Feb. 13, 1851 at Second Ave. North and Public Square. Natural gas piped from Texas was first used in Nashville on August 5, 1946.
LOCATION: Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is on 2nd Avenue North. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37201, United States of America.
Marker Name: Site of Original Gas Works
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 39
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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