Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1906

Nashville, a city, capital of the state of Tennessee and of Davison co., is situated on the Cumberland River, mainly on the left bank, 192 miles from its mouth and 186 miles SSW. of Louisville, Ky., on the Louisville and Nashville, the Tennessee Central and the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis Rs. Lat. of observatory, 36° 8' 54" N. ; Ion. 86° 48' 5" W. Elevation above the sea, 550 feet. It is the most populous city of Tennessee after Memphis. The most prominent public building is the state capital, erected on a commanding eminence, with a tower 205 feet high. Other buildings of note are the Federal building, court house, custom-house, blind asylum, the state penitentiary, and the Parthenon. Many of the private residences are stately mansions. Nashville is noted for its system of public schools and is one of the foremost educational centres in the South. The city is the seat of Nashville University, founded in 1806 (with a medical department ; the academic department is now the Peabody Normal College) ; of the Vanderbilt University (Methodist Episcopal South), founded in 1873 (also with a medical department), which had an attendance in 1904 of 725 ; the Fisk University, founded in 1867, for the training of colored teachers ; the medical and dental departments of the University of Tennessee ; the Central Tennessee College (for colored), founded in 1866 ; and the Roger Williams University (also for oolored). Other collegiate or academic institutions are the Belmont College, Bosoobel College, the Nashville College for Young Ladies, Saint Cecilia's Academy, and the Ward Seminary. Nashville is the seat of the Tennessee Historical Society, located in the Watkins Institute. The city has a large wholesale trade and extensive manufactures, which include flour- and grist-mill products, cotton and woollen goods, fertilizers, soap, saddlery, caskets, engines and threshers, carriages, boots and shoes, iron products, lumber, etc. It is one of the leading lumber markets of the United States. The river is navigated during high-water by large steam boats from its mouth to this point. Among the points of interest near Nashville are the National Cemetery and tho Hermitage (the home of Andrew Jackson). Pop. in 1860, 16,948; in 1870, including Edgefield, 30,260; in 1880, 43,350; in 1890, 76,168; in 1900, 80,865. Nashville was settled in 1780. General George H. Thomas gained here a decisive victory over the Confederate general Hood, Dec. 15-16, 1864.

Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906

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