The man who named the U.S. Flag "Old Glory"

This is the burial site of William Driver who gave the U.S. Flag the nickname of "Old Glory." He is buried in Nashville City Cemetery. Read more about driver here: tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/william-driver/

As a child, I visited this site on a 7th grade field trip. At the time, I didn't particularly care about history, but this is the only thing I remember from the trip. When I revisited the cemetery in 2019, I made sure to revisit this grave.

Around 2006, his flag was on display as a special exhibit at the Tennessee State Museum.