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Corinthian Lodge #8
The Corinthian Lodge No. 8 resembles many other buildings that host meetings of the secretive fraternal society known as the Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 8 was founded by the men of East Nashville in the 1870s. In the 1870s, members of Corinthian…
Hattie Cotton Elementary
Hattie Cotton Elementary School was built in 1950 and found itself in the middle of the Civil Rights movement only a few years later. In 1957, in response to the Civil Rights Movement and the Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. the Board of…
Eastland Church of Christ
On November 4, 1910, the Eastland Church of Christ was completely constructed in East Nashville in a matter of hours. The church, located at Sharpe Avenue and Gallatin Pike, was built under the supervision of one architect and involved over one…
Community Care Fellowship
Community Care Fellowship was founded in 1981 when Rev. James A. “Rock” Hardaway, the associate pastor of McKendree United Methodist Church, sought to bring together people to provide ministry outreach to the growing number of homeless people who…
The Ross School
The Ross Elementary School was erected in 1907 and was named for Marcus M. Ross. Ross was a teacher and principal for different Nashville city schools. Ross’ architecture is that of a typical elementary school building for the time in which it was…
The 1998 Nashville Tornadoes
April 16, 1998 saw one of the largest tornado outbreaks the city of Nashville has ever seen. At least thirteen tornadoes touched down throughout Middle Tennessee and a F3 rating tornado blew its way through Davidson County. In East Nashville, dozens…
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Women's Suffrage at the Hermitage Hotel
In March 1920, Washington became the 35th state to pass the 19th amendment, securing women the right to vote. Only one more state was needed to ratify the amendment. Four months later, Tennessee…
The High Priestess of the Mother Church: Lula C. Naff
In 1904, Lula Naff began working at the Union Gospel Tabernacle, later known as The Ryman Auditorium, booking boxing matches, speaking engagements, and concerts. In 1920, she was promoted to General…
The Zollicoffer Home
This site was once the family home of Felix Kirk Zollicoffer. Born in Maury County in 1812, Zollicoffer became a printer and worked with newspapers in various areas in both Tennessee and Huntsville,…
Bygone Nashville
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