Western Harmony

This historic marker is at the site of the Nashville Republican. Music publishing in Nashville began in 1824 when “The Western Harmony” was published by Allen D. Carden (1792-1859) and Samuel J. Rogers. A book of hymns and instruction for singing, it was printed by Carey A. Harris (1805-1842) on the press of his newspaper, the Nashville Republican, on College Street, now Third Avenue, in this vicinity. In 1826, Harris and his partner Abram P. Maury (1801-1848) sold the paper to state printers Allan A. Hall and John Fitzgerald. In 1837 the Nashville Republican consolidated with the National Banner. The latter paper eventually became the Nashville Banner, which remained in print until 1998.