Tennessee State Penitentiary

Tennessee State Penitentiary is a building in Davidson, Tennessee. Tennessee State Penitentiary is situated nearby to Tennessee State Prison, as well as near the aerodrome John C Tune Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tennessee State Prison and John C Tune Airport.

Tennessee State Prison

Prison

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Tennessee State Prison is a former correctional facility located six miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Centennial Boulevard. It opened in 1898 and has been closed since 1992 because of overcrowding concerns.

John C Tune Airport

Aerodrome

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John C. Tune Airport is a public airport located in the western portion of the city of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, located approximately one mile off of Briley Parkway in the Cockrill Bend area.

Tennessee State University

University

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Tennessee State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is situated 2½ miles east of Tennessee State Penitentiary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Gulch and Nashville.

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. The Gulch is situated 5 miles east of Tennessee State Penitentiary.

Nashville

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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.

Tennessee State Penitentiary

Type: Building
Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.177° or 36° 10′ 37″ north

Longitude

-86.86556° or 86° 51′ 56″ west

Elevation

495 feet (151 metres)

Open location code

868M54GM+QQ

GeoNames ID

4662150

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