FIRST: Public High School In Nashville
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 36° 09.569 W 086° 46.879
16S E 519669 N 4001659
Site of first public school in Nashville now occupied by magnet school Hume-Fogg High School
Waymark Code: WMGM64
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Zork V
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Hume-Fogg High School


On this site was erected in 1853, Nashville's first public school building.  Named in memory of Alfred Hume, an eminent educator, and known as the "Father of the Nashville Public School System"

On this spot was the site of a building in which the legislature of Tennessee met from 1813 to 1817.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1853

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