State Capitol 3A101
In August 1822, a called session of the state assembly was held here in the First Presbyterian Church; the lower house met on the first floor and the senate in the gallery. It was used by the legislature as a meeting place after the county courthouse burned while Murfreesboro was the Capital. The church was destroyed by the Union Army during the Civil War.

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Engine Company No. 11 3A164
Organized January 15, 1885, Nashville's first African-American fire unit, Engine Company No.4, was located at 424 Woodland St. On January 2,1892, Capt. c.c.Gowdy, hoseman Harvey Ewing, and reel driver Stokely Allen were killed while battling a fire which destroyed a full city block in the business district, along 3rd Avenue North. Funeral services for the fallen firefighters were held in the State Capitol building on January 6, 1892. In 1923, Engine Co. 4 moved to North Nashville and became Engine Co. 11. In 1966, Engine Co. 11 moved to its present location.

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William Driver 3A46
Born, 1803, in Salem, Mass., and a sea-captain at 21, he retired in 1837. Coming here for his wife's health, he brought with him the flag given him in 1831, which he had nicknamed"Old Glory," the first known use of the term. This flag was flown from the Capitol when Federal troops took Nashville in 1862. Capt. Driver died in 1883.

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State Capitol 3A34
Designed by William Strickland, a Philadelphian who designed St Mary's Catholic Church and the First Presbyterian Church here, as well as many buildings elsewhere. Building was commenced 1845,completed 1855. Strickland died in 1854, and is buried in the capitol's north wall. His son, Francis, supervised completion.

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Capitol of State of Franklin 1C70
This is a replica of the building which is believed to have served as the capitol of the State of Franklin from 1785 until 1788 and which originally stood near the intersection of Main and Depot streets.

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