Nashville Sites is a project sponsored by the Metropolitan Historical Commission. This project provides users with a unique and customized walking tour experience that draws upon the rich and exciting history and culture of Nashville's downtown core. This project also features thematic exhibits that allow users to learn more about what makes Nashville a distinctive southern city. Enjoy your visit and check us out @Nashvillesites on Twitter.
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Ryman Auditorium, Birthplace of Bluegrass
Built 1891 as Union Gospel Tabernacle for religious revival meetings. Renamed Ryman Auditorium 1905 for steamboat captain Tom Ryman, the building’s…
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Educational Institutions
Author and historian Henry McRaven wrote in 1949, "Just as Athens, Greece was recognized centuries ago as the center of learning, so Nashville was…
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Up from the Cumberland: Nashville History and Culture
How and why did Nashville rise up from the Cumberland River along Broad Street, later known simply as Broadway? How...