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The image at the top of the page is a detail from a woodblock print of the Parthenon by renowned Nashville artist Ernest A. Pickup, 1887-1970. (Used by permission of the family.) The postcard photo of the Tennessee Capitol is from the NHN collection.

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You can find more Nashville and Middle Tennessee history at these links:

Nashville History: Nashville lore from the earliest times to the present: https://nashvillehistory.blogspot.com/

The Greenwood Project (biographies of important individuals buried in Nashville’s Greenwood and Mt. Ararat cemeteries): https://www.facebook.com/Greenwood-Project-344314112391974

Information about the Nashville City Cemetery http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/

The Nashville Retrospect shares podcasts and videos at https://nashvilleretrospect.com/ and has a Facebook presence at https://www.facebook.com/nashretro/ Be sure sign up for The Dispatch, a free e-mail newsletter.

History of a Nashville neighborhood that galvanized and enriched the city’s musical legacy: https://www.jeffersonstreetsound.com/

“This Honorable Body”: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee: https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/index.htm

African American history and genealogy in Nashville and Middle Tennessee: https://aahgsnashville.org/

From Slaves to Soldiers and Beyond – Williamson County, Tennessee’s African American History: http://usctwillcotn.blogspot.com/

Stories from Nashville’s rich history of baseball: https://baseballinnashville.com/, including a series of spellbinding video chats: https://baseballinnashville.com/media-by-skip-nipper/

Website showcasing Middle Tennessee history through the stories of historic homes, with fascinating maps, photographs, and detailed background information: https://www.historythroughhomes.com/

The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/

A remarkable assemblage of Tennessee portraits from both public and private collections: https://tnportraits.org/