"History of Nashville, Tennessee This article pertains to the history of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. The first known settlers in the area of modern Nashville were Native Americans who arrived in the region by at least 13,000 BC during the Paleoindian period of regional prehistory. For millennia the descendants of these first Tennesseans continued to live along the river terraces and uplands overlooking the Cumberland River, leaving behind a dense archaeological record spanning the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods. The final prehistoric Native American culture to inhabit what would become Nashville was a regional manifestation of the"
"Nashville, Georgia Nashville is a city in Berrien County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,939 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Berrien County. It is called the ""City of Dogwoods"", as the tree grows in large numbers around the area. Nashville was founded about 1840. In 1856, Nashville was designated seat of the newly formed Berrien County. It was incorporated as a town in 1892 and as a city in 1900. The last hanging in the state of Georgia was carried out at the Berrien County Jail in Nashville. According to the United States"
"to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nashville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated ""Cfa"" on climate maps. Nashville, Georgia Nashville is a city in Berrien County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,939 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Berrien County. It is called the ""City of Dogwoods"", as the tree grows in large numbers around the area. Nashville was founded about 1840. In 1856, Nashville was designated seat of the newly formed Berrien County. It was incorporated as a town in 1892 and as a city in 1900. The last hanging in the state"
"Nashville, Indiana Nashville is a town in Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana, United States. The population was 803 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Brown County and is the county's only incorporated town. The town is best known as the center of the Brown County Art Colony and as a tourist destination. Settlement of land in and around Nashville began with the acquisition of land from native populations under the 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne. This was expanded with more acquisitions under the 1818 Treaty of St. Mary's. Founded in 1836 by county agent Banner"
"Tennessee Tennessee (, ; ) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a population of 660,388. Tennessee's second largest"
"cultural events year-round, helps with hosting portions of the Blooming Festival. In 2012, the festival took place May 11–12 (Mother's Day Weekend), with a preceding Carnival May 9, 2012. Nashville, North Carolina Nashville is a city in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. The town was founded in 1780 and features a rare collection of Victorian and Queen Anne style homes. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The estimated population of Nashville was 5,460 in 2015. It is the county seat of Nash County. Like Nashville, Tennessee, the town and its county were named"
"""The Nashville News"", a weekly newspaper. Nashville, Illinois Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,258. It is the county seat of Washington County. Nashville is located at (38.348076, -89.381660). According to the 2010 census, Nashville has a total area of , of which (or 96.83%) is land and (or 3.17%) is water. Nashville is located on Nashville Creek, at the headwaters of Little Crooked Creek, which flows northwest into the Kaskaskia River. Just to the southeast of Nashville is the headwaters of Beaucoup Creek, which flows south"
"Nashville, Illinois Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,258. It is the county seat of Washington County. Nashville is located at (38.348076, -89.381660). According to the 2010 census, Nashville has a total area of , of which (or 96.83%) is land and (or 3.17%) is water. Nashville is located on Nashville Creek, at the headwaters of Little Crooked Creek, which flows northwest into the Kaskaskia River. Just to the southeast of Nashville is the headwaters of Beaucoup Creek, which flows south into the Big Muddy River. Nashville"
"Nashville, Kansas Nashville is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 64. Nashville was founded about 1888, serving as a station on the Santa Fe Railway. It was named after Nashville, Tennessee. The first post office at Nashville was established in August 1887. The independent newspaper, Nashville Journal was established in 1912 by its editor Clyde Walter, who left Nashville to enlist in the US Army during World War I, serving with the 35th Infantry Division in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Nashville is located at (37.439320, -98.421898). According to the United"
"Nashville, North Carolina Nashville is a city in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. The town was founded in 1780 and features a rare collection of Victorian and Queen Anne style homes. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The estimated population of Nashville was 5,460 in 2015. It is the county seat of Nash County. Like Nashville, Tennessee, the town and its county were named for Francis Nash, an officer of the North Carolina militia who died in the American Revolutionary War. The city sits in East Central region of North Carolina, between the"
"Nashville, Mississippi Nashville is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. Located west of the Alabama state line, on the east bank of the Tombigbee River, Nashville was once an important shipping port and river crossing location. The site was settled by Daniel Young, a blacksmith, in 1824, and the place became known as ""Young's Bluff"". In 1833, a road was constructed west from Young's Bluff to intersect the Robinson Road (which connected the cities of Columbus, Jackson, and Natchez, and is the second oldest road in Mississippi), and another was constructed east into Alabama. Road traffic passed"
"Tennessee State Capitol The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee, serving as home of the Tennessee General Assembly and the location of the governor's office. Designed by architect William Strickland (1788–1854) of Philadelphia and Nashville, it was built between 1845 and 1859 and is one of Nashville's most prominent examples of Greek Revival architecture. The building, one of 12 state capitols that does not have a dome, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The prominent"
"Nashville metropolitan area The Nashville metropolitan area is centered on Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. It includes 14 counties in Middle Tennessee. The Office of Management and Budget defines the metro area as the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN, Metropolitan Statistical Area, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) designated for statistical use by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The area is the 36th largest MSA in the United States and is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee. The metropolitan statistical area was first designated in 1950 and initially included only Davidson County. As surrounding counties increased in"
"tornadoes occur, such as the devastating April 2011 tornadoes that killed 20 people in North Georgia and Southeast Tennessee. On average, the state has 15 tornadoes per year. Tornadoes in Tennessee can be severe, and Tennessee leads the nation in the percentage of total tornadoes which have fatalities. Winter storms are an occasional problem, such as the infamous Blizzard of 1993, although ice storms are a more likely occurrence. Fog is a persistent problem in parts of the state, especially in East Tennessee. The capital and largest city is Nashville, though Knoxville, Kingston, and Murfreesboro have all served as state"
"""a cotton-compress and gin"" and a ""bottling-works""; by 1920 the population had risen to 2,144. In the years before the Great Depression, Nashville was a prosperous, if small, town. According to author Dallas Tabor Herndon, Nashville was ""a banking town, with electric lights, waterworks, an ice and cold storage plant, a canning factory, foundries, machine shops, a flour mill, two newspapers, a brick factory, fruit box and crate factory, mercantile concerns... well-kept streets, [and] modern public schools."" An EF2 tornado struck the town on May 10, 2015, and killed two people. Nashville is located in southeastern Howard County at (33.942079,"
"for the village was $16,068. About 4.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over. Nashville, Ohio Nashville is a village in Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census. In 1833, Nashville contained six houses and one tavern. Nashville is located at (40.596018, -82.113175). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 197 people, 76 households,"
"capitals in the past. Nashville's 13-county metropolitan area has been the state's largest since c. 1990. Chattanooga and Knoxville, both in the eastern part of the state near the Great Smoky Mountains, each has approximately one-third of the population of Memphis or Nashville. The city of Clarksville is a fifth significant population center, northwest of Nashville. Murfreesboro is the sixth-largest city in Tennessee, consisting of 108,755 residents. The area now known as Tennessee was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians nearly 12,000 years ago. The names of the cultural groups that inhabited the area between first settlement and the time of European"
"Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee. Middle Tennessee is characterized by rolling hills and fertile stream valleys. Its principal city, Nashville, is the state capital. Other major sizeable cities in Middle Tennessee include Clarksville and Murfreesboro. Geographically it is composed predominantly of the Nashville Basin and the Highland Rim, although the western portion of the Cumberland Plateau also extends into Middle Tennessee. According to custom, Middle Tennessee consists of that portion of the state east of the"
"Some of the last remaining large American chestnut trees grow in this region. They are being used to help breed blight-resistant trees. Middle Tennessee is one of the primary state population and transportation centers along with the heart of state government. Nashville (the capital), Clarksville, and Murfreesboro are its largest cities. Fifty percent of the US population is within of Nashville. Interstates I-24, I-40, I-65, and I-840 service the Division, with the first three meeting in Nashville. West of the Highland Rim and Nashville Basin is the Gulf Coastal Plain, which includes the Mississippi embayment. The Gulf Coastal Plain is,"
"Davidson County, Tennessee Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 626,681, making it the second-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville, the state capital. In 1963, the City of Nashville and the Davidson County government merged, so the county government is now known as the ""Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County,"" or ""Metro Nashville"" for short. Davidson County has the largest population in the 14-county Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nashville has always been the region's center of commerce, industry, transportation, and culture, but"
"Nashville, Ohio Nashville is a village in Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The population was 197 at the 2010 census. In 1833, Nashville contained six houses and one tavern. Nashville is located at (40.596018, -82.113175). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 197 people, 76 households, and 57 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 91 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.5% White and 0.5% from two"
"Nashville, Arkansas Nashville is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census. The estimated population in 2015 was 4,479. The city is the county seat of Howard County. Nashville is situated at the base of the Ouachita foothills and was once a major center of the peach trade in southwest Arkansas. Today the land is mostly given over to cattle and chicken farming. The world's largest dinosaur trackway was discovered near the town in 1983. Mine Creek Baptist Church was built along the banks of Mine Creek by the Rev. Isaac Cooper"
"U.S., and some were expected to resettle in Nashville. During the Iraqi election of 2005, Nashville was one of the few international locations where Iraqi expatriates could vote. The American Jewish community in Nashville dates back over 150 years, and numbered about 8,000 in 2015, plus 2,000 Jewish college students. , Nashville has the largest metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee, spanning 13 counties and an estimated population of 1,903,045. The Nashville metropolitan area encompasses 13 of 41 Middle Tennessee counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson. The 2017 population of"
"332 Cunningham-West Kingman County. The Cunningham High School mascot is Cunningham Wildcats. Nashville and Zenda schools were unified as Nashville-Zenda schools in 1964. The Nashville-Zenda Thunderbirds won the Kansas State High School 8-Man football championship in 1969. Nashville, Kansas Nashville is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 64. Nashville was founded about 1888, serving as a station on the Santa Fe Railway. It was named after Nashville, Tennessee. The first post office at Nashville was established in August 1887. The independent newspaper, Nashville Journal was established in 1912 by"
"line the east bank. A private boat launch known as ""Nashville Ferry"" is located there, and roads leading to the waterway on both shores are named ""Nashville Ferry Road"". Nashville, Mississippi Nashville is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. Located west of the Alabama state line, on the east bank of the Tombigbee River, Nashville was once an important shipping port and river crossing location. The site was settled by Daniel Young, a blacksmith, in 1824, and the place became known as ""Young's Bluff"". In 1833, a road was constructed west from Young's Bluff to intersect the"
"industry based upon the original works of resident artists and upon the area's natural beauty. Brown County State Park is nearby. Art, antique, and specialty shops, as well as galleries, restaurants, and entertainment venues, make up downtown Nashville, and many inns, rented cottages, and bed and breakfast establishments serve visitors. Tasting tours of wineries and distilleries also occur. Nashville was the original home of the John Dillinger Museum, which was relocated to Hammond after the original owner's death. Nashville, Indiana Nashville is a town in Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana, United States. The population was 803 at the 2010 census."
"Nashville, Michigan Nashville is a village in Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,628 at the 2010 census. The township exists largely within Castleton Township, with a small portion extending south into Maple Grove Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,628 people, 620 households, and 415 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 708 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup"
"Nashville, Wisconsin Nashville is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,064 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Mole Lake, Nashville, and Woodlawn are located in the town. The Mole Lake Indian Reservation is also located within the town. The town is named after G.V. Nash of Forest City, Arkansas. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.16%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,157 people, 485 households, and 342 families residing in the town."
"Nashville (film) Nashville is a 1975 American satirical musical comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman. The film takes a snapshot of people involved in the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee. The characters' efforts to succeed or hold on to their success are interwoven with the efforts of a political operative and a local businessman to stage a concert rally before the state's presidential primary for a populist outsider running for President of the United States on the Replacement Party ticket. ""Nashville"" is often noted for its scope, with several critics viewing it as a sort of"
"""Nashville"" for a 16-episode sixth season that debuted on January 4, 2018. Filming began on September 27, 2017. On November 17, 2017, it was announced that the sixth season would be the show's final season, as CMT moved to all unscripted programming. The 124th and final episode aired on July 26, 2018. In the first episode, the series focuses on the rivalry of Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes. Rayna Jaymes is the established ""Queen of Country Music"". However, her latest album is not selling well and her tour is playing to half empty venues. Her record label suggests that she"
"include: Davidson County, Tennessee Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 626,681, making it the second-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Nashville, the state capital. In 1963, the City of Nashville and the Davidson County government merged, so the county government is now known as the ""Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County,"" or ""Metro Nashville"" for short. Davidson County has the largest population in the 14-county Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nashville has always been the region's center of commerce, industry, transportation, and culture,"
"Nashville National Cemetery Nashville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Madison, a suburb of Nashville, in Davidson County, Tennessee. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 34,637 interments. The initial land for Nashville National Cemetery was acquired in July 1866. A tract of 45 acres was transferred to the United States from Morton B. Howell, Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court of Davidson County, in accordance with a decree of the court in the case of Anderson v. McRoberts & McKee, docket"
"to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nashville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated ""Cfa"" on climate maps. Nashville, Arkansas Nashville is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census. The estimated population in 2015 was 4,479. The city is the county seat of Howard County. Nashville is situated at the base of the Ouachita foothills and was once a major center of the peach trade in southwest Arkansas. Today the land is mostly given over to cattle and chicken farming. The world's largest dinosaur trackway was discovered near"