Freeland's Station, built almost simultaneously with Nash- 

 borough, was located in North Nashville, at the old McGavock 

 place, now the site of the Phoenix Cotton Mills. At this point 

 a hard battle with Indians was fought on January 15, 1781. 



In 1778 the first settler of Nashville appeared in Thomas 

 Sharpe Spencer, known in history as "Big Foot" Spencer. His 

 first winter in Middle Tennessee was spent in a hollow tree, and 

 his small crop of corn was the embryonic germ of "Greater 

 Nashville." 



The home of President James K. Polk, formerly the resi- 

 dence of Felix Grundy, U. S. S., stood for many years on Church 

 street, between Seventh and Eight avenues, where the Polk 

 flats now stand. President Polk's body is now interred on the 

 northeast side of the State Capitol grounds. 



TERMINAL STATION 



Courtesy Davie Printing Company, Stationers 



Fort Negley, the scene of bitter conflicts during the great war, 

 lies in a well-preserved state just east of the Boulevard, at a 

 point a few hundred yards north of the city reservoir. The site 

 can be reached over the Glendale or any South Nashville car, 

 and was known as St. Cloud Hill. 



In Alay, 1797, Louis Philippe, afterwards King of France, 

 visited Nashville with his two brothers, en route to New Orleans. 

 They were entertained at the home of Gen. Wm. B. Lewis while 

 here, under the same roof which afterward sheltered General 

 Lafayette and many other noted men. They went down the 

 Cumberland in a canoe. 



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