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Miguel Detillier

Curious Nashville: Woodbine asks, are Whitsett Road and Whitsitt Elementary named after the same person?

Miguel Detillier

April 21, 2023

When it comes to the name spelling of this prominent Nashville family, there’s a mix of evidence for Whitsitt and Whitsett.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Carole Bucy, Curious Nashville, history, Metro Schools, Nashville neighborhoods

Curious Nashville: The state closed Clover Bottom in Donelson because of its troubling past. What’s happening there now?

Miguel Detillier

November 11, 2022

Clover Bottom campus

Tennessee’s oldest institution for people with intellectual disabilities closed in 2015. But those driving along Stewarts Ferry Pike in Donelson still catch a glimpse of its sprawling campus.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, History, WPLN News Tagged With: Clover Bottom, Curious Nashville, disabilities, history

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