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This lithograph was used to advertise the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and was promoted by the Exposition's Executive Committee and used as postcards, flyers, and advertisements. The image depicts a rendering of the fair's neoclassical…

Dubbed “Music City,” Nashville is a music mecca with a rich music history. Located downtown, the Ryman is one of the most sacred and significant stages in the nation. Formerly the home of the Grand Ole Opry the Ryman has a deep history rooted in its…

Because of significant growth in Nashville after World War II, the city was pressured to reform its government. Generally, attempts at consolidation were not successful, but after one failed attempt, the Nashville-Davidson Co. metropolitan charter…

With an average of eighty-two people moving to town every single day, Nashville is currently experiencing growth at an astonishing rate. Multiple aspects unique to the city are responsible for this constant influx of people; its entertainment and…

Through the process of urbanization, Nashville has changed as a community since the nineteenth century, and this change can be seen in the city's oldest cemetery.
In 1822, the Nashville City Cemetery was built for the proper burial and sanitation of…

Nashville has been home to six hockey teams since the 1960s. Yet, only one of those teams, The Nashville Predators, has been a great success. Because of the opportunities they were offered and the innovative thinking of their leadership, the…

Systemic racism decreases minority health by reducing the availability and quality of health facilities. Private corporations and insurance markets are partly responsible, but local government has also played a role.

For-profit hospital companies…

Bound by Hume Street to the north, Jefferson Street to the south, Third Avenue to the east, and Eighth Avenue to the west, the colorful Germantown neighborhood lies just north of downtown Nashville, nearly bordering the Cumberland River. Named for…

Over the years Belmont University has transformed from Belmont College, to Ward-Belmont School for Women, back to Belmont College, and finally to Belmont University. Not only has the name changed over the years, but the physical campus has changed…

Since its incorporation as a city in 1806, Nashville, Tennessee has served as a touchstone for military activity, political breakthroughs, and social justice. Although Tennessee is often given the connotation of a “red state”— or one in which the…