20 FUN FACTS ABOUT NASHVILLE Submitted By Norma Dooley
1. On Christmas Eve 1779, this famous city was founded.
2. Some argue that Davy Crockett, famous for his fiddling and buck dancing, became the area’s first star when he moved to Middle Tennessee in 1811.
3. Captain William Driver, Nashville native, nicknamed the U.S. flag “Old Glory” in 1837.
4. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, actress Reese Witherspoon, Desperate Housewives star James Denton and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore all grew up in Nashville.
5. Oprah Winfrey’s path to pop culture world domination started in Nashville TV when she became the first female and African American news anchor while attending Tennessee State University.
6. Jazz, R&B, and blues filled Jefferson Street between the 1940s and 60s. Some famous faces seen playing during that time were Etta Jones, Duke Ellington, and Jimi Hendrix.
7. One of the most visible buildings
downtown, the AT&T Building, is called “Batman” because the two towers look like the caped crusader’s ears.
8. U.S. President Andrew Jackson’s Nashville home, The Hermitage, has a driveway shaped like a guitar.
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