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2. General Jackson (riverboat) - Wikipedia

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   General Jackson is a riverboat—more specifically, a showboat—based on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. General Jackson was named after another riverboat of the same name that was built in 1817; that boat was in turn named for Andrew Jackson. The modern boat was originally an attraction at the Opryland USA theme park.

3. Music City Queen - Wikipedia

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   Music City Queen was a replica showboat formerly operating for entertainment purposes on the Cumberland River in the southern United States. It was the smaller of two stern-wheel paddle steamers based at Opry Mills in Nashville, Tennessee; the other is the General Jackson. The Music City Queen is now operated by Massachusetts Bay Lines in the ...

4. Harpeth Island - Wikipedia

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   In 1818, the General Jackson unloaded at Harpeth Island due to low water while attempting to make the first steamboat journey up the Cumberland River to Nashville, Tennessee. One year later in 1819, the General Jackson again intended to unload at Harpeth Island, but an unexpected increase in water levels allowed the boat to continue upriver and ...

5. The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee) - Wikipedia

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   The site that Jackson named Hermitage was located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Cumberland and Stones Rivers after settlers of European descent ethnically cleansed the region of Native Americans. The land was originally settled in 1780 by Robert Hays, who was the grand uncle [14] of Texas Ranger John Coffee Hays and Confederate General Harry ...

6. William Carroll (Tennessee politician) - Wikipedia

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   Following the war, Carroll resumed his business career in Nashville. In 1818, he became part owner of the New Orleans steamboat, the General Jackson. On March 11, 1819, after a treacherous journey up the Mississippi, Ohio and Cumberland rivers, the General Jackson became the first steamboat to reach Nashville. [6]

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