Nashville’s Historic Pikes

Nashville’s Historic Pikes

Is it a road or a pike? The map says pike, but people call it a road. Often in conversation Nashvillian’s use the terms interchangeably. This often confuses newcomers to Nashville. There is a good chance that the same people using these confusing terms don’t...
Nashville’s Early Days

Nashville’s Early Days

Nashville’s first European settlers arrived on a cold Christmas Eve in 1779. As members of the Robertson Party stood on the bluff where downtown is today and looked out over the Cumberland River (originally called the Warioto by the Native Americans) into what is...

The Watauga Building in Downtown Nashville

Introducing The Watauga! This is an amazing historic building in downtown Nashville. I say historic because it is over 100 years old AND it is on the list of President James K. Polk’s mansion, which was torn down before historic preservation enthusiasts would...