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Hiram and Eveline Overton's Wagon and Blacksmith Shop

Hiram and Eveline Overton's Wagon and Blacksmith Shop is a Tennessee historical marker in Forrest Hills, Davidson County.

Intersection of Granny White and Otter Creek Road, Forrest Hills, Tennessee

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Emancipating themselves from Travelers Rest during the Civil War, Hiram Overton (1838-1911) and his wife, Eveline (Bradford) Overton (1841-1917), became prominent African American farmers and entrepreneurs in Forest Hills. Near this site, they opened a blacksmith shop by 1869. As Nashville rebuilt post-Civil War, Overton's Wagon and Blacksmith Shop provided vital services such as horseshoeing, wagon maintenance, and tool repair to clients in Davidson and Williamson Counties. As upstanding members of the community, with their financial resources, they began a school for African American children, despite opposition.

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1829 · Tennessee (A. Finley, 1829) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · Kentucky (Finley, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1838 · Kentucky (T.G. Bradford, 1838) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1844 · Kentucky (H. S. Tanner, 1844) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Battlefields In Front Of Nashville. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Hiram and Eveline Overton's Wagon and Blacksmith Shop

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