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1916 – Nashville Housewives League organized. [20] 1918 July 9: Great Train Wreck of 1918. 1918 influenza epidemic. [31] 1920 – Population: 118,342. [11] 1922 - Nashville's first radio station, WDAA, signs on [32] 1925 War Memorial Auditorium dedicated. [33] WSM radio and its Grand Ole Opry begin broadcasting. [34] Belcourt Theatre built. [23]
More than 30 years after receiving its charter, Nashville was selected as the permanent capital of Tennessee on October 7, 1843. Several towns across Tennessee were nominated; all received votes, but Nashville and Charlotte were the top contenders. Nashville won by only one vote.
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The system as a whole, however, is much older than that. Over 50 years ago, Metro Nashville's first Mayor, Beverly Briley, foresaw a growing need for cleaner, cost-effective, space-saving energy ...
Even through the upheaval of the pandemic, the Nashville Metro area gained population, adding more than 88,000 people between the last full census in 2020 and July 2023, the most recent estimate.
Venturing out of the main city area is great, but the logistics can be tricky. Public transportation has been a hot-button issue in Nashville for the last decade. There have been big plans, big ...
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Nashville is home to more than 300 health care companies, including Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the world's largest private operator of hospitals. [167] [168] As of 2012, it was estimated the health care industry contributes US$30 billion per year and 200,000 jobs to the Nashville-area economy. [169]