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William Percy Sharpe (1871–1942), Mayor of Nashville, 1922–24 [5] John Hugh Smith (1819–1870), Mayor of Nashville three times during the 19th century [5] Donald W. Southgate (1887–1953), architect [17] Edward Bushrod Stahlman (1843–1930), German-born railroad executive, publisher of the Nashville Banner and builder of The Stahlman. [18]
It was established in 1960, and is located at 1150 Dickerson Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville. [1] One area of the cemetery is designated as "Music Row" for the number of country music entertainers that are interred there, including three musicians who died in the 1963 plane crash with Patsy Cline as well as singer ...
Spring Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee located at 5110 Gallatin Pike South in the neighborhood of Madison.It holds over 40,000 graves. Prior to the establishment of the cemetery, the Davidson Academy (a precursor to the University of Nashville) was located in a stone house at this location.
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William Ridley Wills II (June 19, 1934 – January 16, 2025) [1] was an American author and historian, who authored 34 historical and biographical books as of 2024. He received the Tennessee History Book Award in 1991 for his first book, The History of Belle Meade: Mansion, Plantation and Stud.
In November 2003, Joe and his wife Linda co-founded the future Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. They purchased a 30,000 square foot building at 301 6th Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee across from the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN and began renovating. After two and half years of renovating, they opened the MHOFM to the public in ...
David K. Wilson (1919–2007) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the Chairman of the Cherokee Equity Corporation, a privately held insurance corporation, as well as Genesco (NYSE: GCO), a publicly traded footwear corporation.
In 1939, Cummings appointed black banker James Carroll Napier to the Nashville Housing Authority. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1940, he sent a police honor guard to Napier's funeral. [ 5 ] In May 1948, he announced the hiring of seven black policemen to join the Nashville police force. [ 6 ]