Piedmont: 9473 John Bragg Highway

Mary Ella Hall, renowned for her contributions to elementary education, lived here until after her retirement from MTSU’s Education Department in 1960. Growing up at Piedmont, “Miss Mary” developed the compassion and independence that characterized her career as a teacher, pioneering regional supervisor of elementary education, and founding member of the Tennessee chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary society for women in education. MTSU’s Miss Mary Hall dormitory is named for her. Described by First Lady Rosalynn Carter as “a perfect role model for generations of young women,” Hall is buried here in the family cemetery.