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On July 13, 2017 a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the site of the newly renovated Fort Nashborough History Center, where families from Nashville and around the world can learn about Nashville's story. The new History Center is a more inclusive representation of the past, and includes a plaza dedicated to Native American history. [13]
This article pertains to the history of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. What is now Nashville was the center of civilization for the Mississippian culture around 1300. [1] In 1779, Fort Nashborough was built here in 1779 by pioneers from North Carolina.
The site they chose was known as French Lick, later Fort Nashborough, and the site of Nashville, Tennessee, today. An early map of late-18th century frontier forts or "stations" which depicts Mansker's Station, in the Upper Cumberland River valley of Middle Tennessee.
Together with members of the Mulherrin family, Buchanan built a small fort that became known as Buchanan's Station. [4] Major Buchanan (1759–1832) [1] and his father had moved to the Cumberland River valley from South Carolina in 1779, and helped to build Fort Nashborough, where they resided until 1785. [5]
History of Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. LCCN 76027605. The Wayne Hand-book of Nashville, and the Tennessee Centennial + Exposition, Ft. Wayne, Ind: Wayne Publishing Company, 1897, OCLC 12548494, OL 271295M
A developer has unearthed human remains that could be two centuries old while digging to lay the foundation of a new Nashville project not far from a Civil War fort and a cemetery dating back to 1822.
The art deco style Belle Meade Theater was built in 1940 at 4301 Harding Pike. It closed in 1991. It was designed by Nashville-based architectural firm Marr & Holman, which also built the city's ...
Universities and colleges in Nashville, Tennessee (8 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Nashville, Tennessee" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.