What happened when Sevier and Jackson met to duel? Plus, the local news for February 25, 2025.
A cemetery for people enslaved by Andrew Jackson has been uncovered at The Hermitage
Researchers have discovered a cemetery for people enslaved by Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president, who made his home in Nashville. The graves are located just 1,000 feet from Jackson’s main house at The Hermitage.
NashVillager Podcast: Reclaiming Nashville’s Shawnee history
What does a proposed name change say about the complexity of Nashville’s Native history?
NashVillager Podcast: Cherokee recognition in Tennessee
How should we acknowledge that this land belonged to the Cherokee first? Plus your local newscast for May 23, 2024.
At Hermitage birthday event, Indigenous protestors ask if Andrew Jackson’s legacy is worth celebrating
Wednesday marked the 256th birthday of Andrew Jackson, one of three presidents to hail from Tennessee. At a celebration at the Hermitage, local Indigenous activists protested the controversial figure.
200 Years Ago, Battle Of New Orleans Began Andrew Jackson’s Drive To White House
On January 8, 1815, Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson lead a ragtag group of American soldiers to an unlikely victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Nobody could have known it at the time, but that win propelled Jackson to become the first self-made man in the White House and helped him change the nature of presidential campaigns.
Proposed Bill Carries Echoes of Old Hickory-Era Crisis
If one Tennessee legislator gets his way, federal agents could be arrested for enforcing any potential assault weapons ban. But the concept of a state trying to cancel out federal measures was already tried 180 years ago. And the president who squashed that effort was one of Nashville’s most famous residents.
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