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This article pertains to the history of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. Native Americans had not lived in the area in the century before a frontier post of Fort Nashborough was built here in 1779 by pioneers from North Carolina. In 1784 it was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina legislature; it became a city in ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Chartered as a city in 1806, Nashville developed as a river trade depot and manufacturing site for middle Tennessee and became the political centre of the state. Its commercial importance was further enhanced by the advent of the railroads in the 1850s.
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Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779 when this territory was still considered part of North Carolina. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center.
Schon 1806 wurden der Siedlung die Stadtrechte verliehen und sie wurde zum Sitz der Verwaltung des Davidson County ernannt. 1819 gelang es erstmals einem Schaufelraddampfer, den Cumberland River flussaufwärts bis nach Nashville zu fahren. 1843 wurde die Stadt zur Hauptstadt von Tennessee erklärt.
Vor 2 Tagen · The history of Nashville began with the Native Americans of the Mississippian culture who lived in the area from approximately 1000 to 1500 A.D. They were the descendants of the prehistoric inhabitants who first came to the Tennessee region more than 12,000 years ago.
Nashville became the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1806, when it was founded as a city. In 1843, the city was designated as the state’s permanent capital. When the first rumblings of secession were heard across the South in 1860, antebellum Nashville was a thriving metropolis.
7. Okt. 2021 · From the rise of Music Row to the Civil Rights Movement, from more than a few natural disasters to the weathering of multiple wars, Nashville has a lot of history. At Nashville Public Library (NPL), that history is alive and well in the Metro Archives.
