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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…

Map of attractions in modern day downtown Nashville

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…

This is a free downtown bus service.

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…

Featured on this map are the location of all hospitals in the Metropolitan Downtown Nashville area. If socioeconomic and racial overlays are added, one can see that there is one public hospital that serves the majority of the population living in or…

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…

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…

How does downtown Nashville reflect the city's history? What historical eras and architectural styles are represented? How, why, and when has Nashville's downtown core been successful?

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…