Old Hickory Powder Plant - Nashville, TN
N 36° 16.615 W 086° 40.146
16S E 529718 N 4014714
TN History Marker for the Powder Plant that was in operation for WWI
Waymark Code: WMNT7H
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2015
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This Nashville/Davidson County history marker is to the northeast of Nashville in a area generally called Old Hickory or Jacksonville. In the early 1900's, a powder plant was built here to make gunpowder for the Allied troops in World War I. Though the plant was never completed, it was manufacturing 750,000 of gunpowder every day.
The sign is located at the corner of Burnett Rd and Swinging Bridge Rd. across the Cumberland River.
Group that erected the marker: Historical Comission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Burnett Rd
Nashville, TN USA
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