Manning the Guns

Historical marker location:

Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from Tennessee Route 22, 0.6 miles north of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling north.)

The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, was originally built as a church in 1892. It later became one of the most famous music venues in the world and is often referred to as the "Mother Church of Country Music."