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Nashville-Davidson

Nashville

Fort Nashborough

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located in N central Tennessee on Cumberland River; area developed as river trade center; railroads stimulated further growth; occupied by Federal troops during Civil War; in April 1963 the city of Nashville & Davidson county were consolidated.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Canby, Historic Places (1984); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); Times Atlas of World History (1989); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);

Born

Robert Ryman (American, born 1930)

Active

Herstein Studio, Nashville, Tennessee (American, active late 19th century)

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