Cameron School

The Cameron School is a historic school building in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A school for African American students, it closed after desegregation in 1971.

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: School
Description: historic school building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Also known as: “Cameron High School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Bridgestone Arena.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Museum

Photo: Sean Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American country music. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of Cameron School.

Bridgestone Arena

Stadium

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Bridgestone Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. Bridgestone Arena is situated 1 mile northwest of Cameron School.

Nashville City Cemetery

Cemetery

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Nashville City Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. Many of Nashville's prominent historical figures are buried there. It includes the tombs of 22,000 people, 6,000 of whom were African Americans. Nashville City Cemetery is situated 1,700 feet west of Cameron School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nashville and The Gulch.

Nashville

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.

The Gulch

Neighborhood

The Gulch is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors.

East Nashville

Suburb

East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville in Tennessee across the Cumberland River. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. East Nashville is situated 1½ miles north of Cameron School.

Cameron School

Categories: school building and education
Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.14867° or 36° 8′ 55″ north

Longitude

-86.76417° or 86° 45′ 51″ west

Elevation

456 feet (139 metres)

Open location code

868M46XP+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356792018

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4610666

Wikidata ID

Q22073156

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