Nashville History & Historical Sites

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We've gathered up a list of some of the best Cheap & Free Historical Attractions to be found in Nashville from Museums to Parks there's something to be found for all kinds of history fans...even for the most frugal of folks!

A list of some of the best Antebellum Homes and Mansions that Middle Tennessee has to offer, all within an hour's drive of Nashville.

A Historical look into the History of Nashville - from it's Earliest Days into the Turn of the Century and Beyond.

The Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, one of Nashville's hidden gems, is a 19 acre park was built in honor of Tennnessee's 200th year of statehood and offers visitors a serene and captivating look into Tennessee history at every turn.

Fort Negley was the largest fortification built by the occupying Union Army in Nashville, and the largest inland stone fort constructed during the Civil War.

The Nolensville Feed Mill is one of the oldest businesses, if not the oldest in Williamson County and has been in business for well over 100 years.

Take a look into the Back Door of Nashville to see its first Entertainment Hotspot. For over a Century offering satisfaction to the weary traveler seeking Wine, Women, and Song with a shade of Naughty.

After the renaming of the Union Gospel Tabernacle to the Ryman Auditorium in 1910, the next few decades brought with it some rough times and many say that without one or two woman's dedication the Ryman Auditorium could have ceased to exist.

What once started out just as a tool to sell insurance has transformed into one of the best and long lived country music radio shows in the nation, the Grand Ole Opry.

Nashville About.com article describing The Hermitage, home of The 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson. Read about the history of the home and the Legacy of the Jackson family.

The Iroquois Steeplechase has a rich history dating back to the pasture races in Middle Tennessee during the 1930s. It all began in 1936 when Marcellus Frost suggested to John Sloan, Sr. that a racecourse could be built in front of a hillside in Warner Parks in Nashville.

The history of the Parthenon and how it relates to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.

The administrators of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, under the leadership of the Reverend Elias Camp Morris, established the Sunday School Publishing Board in Nashville.

Music fans all over the world recognize historic Ryman Auditorium as the traditional home of country music's Grand Ole Opry radio show but the charm of the Ryman goes way back to its beginnings and well before the Grand Ole Opry was ever thought of and to the history of the Union Gospel Tabernacle Church.

The Loveless Barn offers plenty of event flexibility along with a traditional southern flair that folks have come to expect from the Loveless. The Loveless Barn is, no doubt, another great addition not only to the Loveless property but to Nashville as well.

Read about the historical importance of the short lived "Marathon Motor Works", whose turn of the century automobiles held the distinction of being the only car made entirely in the south until the 1980's

A history of the association of RC Cola and MoonPie, with a history and listing of special events honoring this Southern Tradition.

Read a short History of Bowling in Nashville

Nashville's Historic Germantown is a wonderful part Nashville History and throughout the years it has continues to thrive and grow while continually representing it's unique historical roots and origins.

A Historical Look into Civil War in Tennessee - a a war that would tear our state in two and pit family and friends against each other for the next few dark years.

To date, there have been three Tennesseans that have held the highest title of the country.

The Tennessee Capitol Building was designed by architect William Strickland.

The hillside below the capitol, which was once littered with run down shacks and shanties, but today is home to the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.

When Tennessee approached its 100-year anniversary, the state decided on a Grand Centennial Exposition.

Take a visual Tour of the Parthenon that includes old photo's of the Tennessee's Centennial Exposition.

The Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, one of Nashville's hidden gems. This 19 acre park was built in honor of Tennnessee's 200th year of statehood and offers visitors a serene and captivating look into Tennessee history at every turn.

Walking tour of Nashville's lower broad with images and descriptions of the many interesting places that Nashville has to offer.

A detailed walking tour though the home and grounds of the Hermitage: the Home of President Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson Jackson.