Even long-time Nashvillians may have forgotten the quirky carousel that used to twirl along the banks of the Cumberland River. Designed by the pop artist Red Grooms, the spinning homage to Tennessee delighted and bemused tourists and families, starting in…
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The First White Man in Nashville
One weird problem that plagues Nashville’s early history — and I think we’ve talked about this before — is that there’s a bunch of information historians have that is so well-known to them that they assume everyone knows it which,…
Read MoreThe Truth About The Woman Behind ‘Granny White Pike’
Even an odd street name like “Granny White” fades into the background for anyone who regularly drives the shady two-lane road to Brentwood. But a few listeners have submitted Curious Nashville questions about it, like this one: Was Granny White…
Read MoreTN Starts to Close Door on Puritan Past With Wine Sales
Wine sales may not be allowed until 8 AM Friday but that didn’t stop shoppers like Chuck Jaeger from checking out the selection in his Green Hills Kroger. Jaeger says he’s happy to see it’s stocking Barefoot Rieseling. “The one…
Read MoreSouthern Baptists Embrace Cultural Cleansing Agenda
The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution calling on Christians to stop displaying the Confederate battle flag. The resolution was first proposed by an African-American pastor, the Rev. Dwight McKissic. The proposal presented to thousands of delegates at the…
Read MoreMore Warnings About the New Madrid Fault
Most Americans expect the next great earthquake in the United States to come on the west coast. But what if it strikes right down the middle of the country instead? The New Madrid fault zone is six times larger than…
Read MoreA Complex History of Fur, Women and Commerce in Nashville
The other day on Facebook, one of my friends linked to this entry on Demonbreun’s Cave at Atlas Obscura. The entry is notable for being almost completely wrong. But the parts I wanted to focus on, because I think they’re…
Read MoreLiberals Dismayed Over Difficulty of Cultural Cleansing
Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from our state Capitol? One might think someone could just pick it up and move it. But it isn’t that simple, and you can…
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