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This article pertains to the history of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. What is now Nashville was the center of civilization for the Mississippian culture around 1300. [ 1] In 1779, Fort Nashborough was built here in 1779 by pioneers from North Carolina. In 1784 it was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina legislature.
The Tennessee Titans, previously known as the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Oilers, are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are a member of the South division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Tennessee Titans have had 18 head coaches in its franchise history.
2. Residence (s) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Education. Brown University ( BA, BS) Thomas Frederick O'Connell (born 1976/1977) [1] [2] [3] is an American politician and currently serves as the 10th Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. [4] From 2015 to 2023, he served as a member of the Nashville Metro Council ...
In December 1901, the National Sick and Accident Association was sold to C. A. Craig to settle an estate. By 1902, the company was nearly insolvent. [1] In the early years, the company's business consisted primarily of low-premium, low-benefit "sick and accident" policies, [1] which is a form of disability insurance that paid the holder a stated amount for every week he was unable to work due ...
FirstBank Stadium (formerly Dudley Field and Vanderbilt Stadium) is a football stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee. Completed in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football, it is the home of the Vanderbilt University football team. [ 4]
Meharry Medical College is a private historically black medical school affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, it was the first medical school for African Americans in the South. While the majority of African Americans lived in the ...
In 1791, Congress chartered the First Bank of the United States. The bank, which was jointly owned by the federal government and private stockholders, was a nationwide commercial bank which served as the bank for the federal government and operated as a regular commercial bank acting in competition with state banks.
Cumberland Compact signed; Cumberland Association formed. [ 1] 1784 – Nashville established. [ 2][ 3] 1785 – Davidson Academy incorporated. [ 4] 1789 – Methodist church built. [ 5] 1796 – Settlement becomes part of the state of Tennessee. 1797 – Tennessee Gazette and Mero District Advertiser newspaper begins publication.