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.
Churches, music venues and family cemeteries listed as endangered on 2024 Nashville Nine list
Every year, the nonprofit Historic Nashville Inc. selects nine properties to highlight in hopes of protecting the buildings and landmarks against demolition, disrepair or redevelopment.
Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong.
The nation’s historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.
Nashville’s newest list of endangered properties warns of development pressures within neighborhoods
A Nashville preservation group has released its latest list of endangered buildings and landmarks with the hope of inspiring protective measures.
Land of the dead? This map shows how Tennessee has the most cemeteries respective to the living
Tennessee is the land of the dead, or, at least, the state with the most graveyards respective to the living.
City historians are on a mission to track down every cemetery in Davidson County
The Metro Historical Commission is trying to track down every historic cemetery in Davidson County, with the goal of protecting past generations from the rapid development of our current one.
Curious Nashville: What Protects Hundreds Of Old Cemeteries Around Davidson County?
As construction spreads to more rural parts of Davidson County, that’s bringing more developers face to face with cemeteries.
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