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Welcome to Nashville, Tennessee.
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health care, music, publishing, and transportation industries. A resident of Nashville is called a Nashvillian.
Nashville was founded by James Robertson and a party of Wataugans in 1779, and was originally called Fort Nashborough, after the American Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash. Nashville quickly grew due to its prime location, accessibility as a river port, and its later status as a major railroad center. In 1806 Nashville was incorporated as a city and became the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. In 1843, the city was named the permanent capital of the state of Tennessee.
Nashville lies on the Cumberland River in the northwestern portion of the Nashville Basin. Nashville's topography ranges from 113 meters (370 ft) above sea level at the Cumberland River to 227 meters (746 ft) above sea level at its highest point.
Photo of the Nashville skyline by Bill Penn, 2004-2-27
Nashville has the largest metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee, spanning thirteen counties. The Nashville metropolitan area encompasses the Middle Tennessee counties of Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson.
As the "home of country music", Nashville has become a major music recording and production center. All of the Big Four record labels, as well as numerous independent labels, have offices in Nashville, mostly in the Music Row area. Since the 1960s, Nashville has been the second biggest music production center (after New York) in the U.S.
Although Nashville is renowned as a music recording center and tourist destination, its largest industry is actually health care. Nashville is home to more than 250 health care companies, including Hospital Corporation of America, the largest private operator of hospitals in the world.
Much of the city's cultural life has revolved around its large university community. Particularly significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early twentieth century, the Fugitives and the Agrarians.
Popular destinations include Fort Nashborough, a reconstruction of the original settlement; the Tennessee State Museum; and The Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The graceful State Capitol is one of the oldest working state capitol buildings in the nation, while The Hermitage is one of the older presidential homes open to the public. The Nashville Zoo is one of the city's newer attractions.
Many popular tourist sites involve country music, including the Country Music Hall of Fame and Ryman Auditorium, which was for many years the site of the Grand Ole Opry. Each year, the Country Music Association's Fan Fair (renamed "CMA Music Festival" in 2003) brings many thousands of country fans to the city.
The most well-known annual event in Nashville is the CMA Music Festival (previously known as Fan Fair). The CMA Music Festival is a four day event in June featuring performances by country music stars, autograph signings, artist/fan interaction, and other activities for country music fans. In September, Nashville hosts the Tennessee State Fair at the State Fairgrounds. The State Fair lasts nine days and includes rides, exhibits, rodeos, tractor pulls, and performances of all kinds. The Nashville Film Festival takes place each year for a week in April. It features hundreds of independent films and is one of the biggest film festivals in the Southern United States. In September, the African Street Festival takes place on the campus of Tennessee State University. Other big events in Nashville include the Fourth of July celebration which takes place each year at Riverfront Park, and the Country Music Marathon and Half Marathon which normally include over 10,000 runners from around the world. Since 1997, the Australian Festival is a growing international event which celebrates the cultural and business links between the USA and the country of Australia, as well as the sport of Australian rules football, which has a growing popularity in the Nashville area.
Nashville has several professional sports teams, most notably the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League and the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Several other pro sports teams also call Nashville home, as does the NCAA football Music City Bowl. Nashville is also home to Vanderbilt University. The Vanderbilt Commodores are members of the Southeastern Conference. The football team of Tennessee State University also plays its home games at LP Field.
Metro Board of Parks and Recreation owns and manages 10,200 acres of land and 99 parks and greenways (comprising more than 3% of the total area of the county). 2,684 acres of land is home to Warner Parks, which houses a 5,000 square-foot learning center, 20 miles of scenic roads, 12 miles of hiking trails, and 10 miles of horse trails.
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Studioplus Nashville Airport
2511 ELM HILL PIKE - Nashville, TN, US 37214
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Sheraton Music City
777 MCGAVOK PIKE - Nashville, TN, US 37214
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Marriott Nashville Ap
600 MARRIOTT DRIVE - Nashville, TN, US 37214
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Ramada Inn
709 SPENCE LANE - Nashville, TN, US 37217
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Country Music Inn
1412 BRICK CHURCH PIKE - Nashville, TN, US 37207
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Capstone Inn South By Drury
341 HARDING PLACE - Nashville, TN, US 37211
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Sheraton Nashville Downtown
623 UNION STREET - Nashville, TN, US 37219
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Howard Johnson Nashville West
6834 CHARLOTTE PIKE - Nashville, TN, US 37209
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Fairfield Inn Nashville-oprylnd
211 Music City Circle Nashville Tn 37214
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Millennium Maxwell House
2025 METROCENTER BOULEVARD - Nashville, TN, US 37228
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Residence Inn Nashville
2300 ELM HILL PIKE - Nashville, TN, US 37214
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Days Inn Downtown Stadium
211 N. First St., Nashville, TN 37213 US
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Days Inn Nashville Vanderbilt
1800 W End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 US
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Renaissance Nashville Hotel
611 COMMERCE ST - Nashville, TN, US 37203
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Ramada Limited At The Stadium
303 INTERSTATE DRIVE - Nashville, TN, US 37213
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Best Western Music Row
1407 Division Street, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
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Doubletree Nashville
315 4TH AVE. NORTH - Nashville, TN, US 37219
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Hampton Inn Nashvle Vandbt
1919 W End Ave Nashville Tn 37203
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Best Western Downtown Convention Center
711 Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37219
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Comfort Music City
2407 BRICK CHURCH PIKE - Nashville, TN, US 37207
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