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Nashville and Davidson County consolidated governments in 1963, creating one of the nation’s largest cities in territory; its land area is 473.2 sq mi. Nashville’s metropolitan area is much larger, covering, in addition to Davidson, the counties of Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson, Robertson, Dickson, and Cheatham. The metropolitan area has 4,073.1 sq mi. The important cities and towns in the metropolitan region include Franklin, site of a major battle of the American Civil War (1861-1865), Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Lebanon, and Springfield. Nashville’s suburbs also have spread into adjacent counties in recent years, particularly Williamson County to the south.

Nashville’s downtown is located on high, limestone bluffs overlooking the Cumberland River, with four bridges connecting the east and west sides. Along the riverfront, historic Second Avenue is a thriving street of restaurants, dance halls, and nightclubs. The principal shopping district extends along Church Street. Union Station (1900), a former railroad station near downtown, has been restored as a hotel and restaurant. Surrounding the downtown are historic suburban neighborhoods, including Rutledge Hill, Germantown, and Edgefield. Music Row, the center of the recording industry, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum lie 5 km (3 mi) from the city center near the Vanderbilt University campus.

A downtown architectural landmark is the Tennessee State Capitol, a neoclassical building designed by William Strickland and completed in 1855. On the grounds of the capitol is the tomb of James K. Polk, a United States president from Tennessee. Fort Nashborough, a replica of the city’s original settlement, stands on the bluffs of the Cumberland River. The Ryman Auditorium, built in the 1880s and named in honor of steamboat captain Tom Ryman, was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show until 1974. It has since been restored for live entertainment and includes a museum devoted to the building’s history.

Several historic sites are away from the downtown along the former turnpikes that radiate from the city center. To the east of the city is the Hermitage, the former home of Andrew Jackson, president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Its features include a museum, Jackson’s mansion, and former slave cabins. Nearby is Tulip Grove (1836), the home of Andrew Donelson, Jackson’s private secretary. In the south of the city, Travellers Rest (1799), the home of Jackson’s law partner John Overton, is another of the many historic homes in Nashville. To the west of downtown stands the Parthenon (1897, rebuilt in the 1920s), a replica of the original in Greece and built for the Tennessee Centennial. Fisk University, founded after the Civil War to educate former slaves, contains Jubilee Hall (1873). Belle Meade (1853), known as the Queen of Tennessee plantations, was a major horse breeding farm, which in the 20th century became one of the South’s most luxurious suburbs.

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225 Polk Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203

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