Nashville Then And Now

by McDaniel, Karina

• ISBN13: 9781592235032
• ISBN10: 1592235034
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-17
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press

Summary

Known today as the Country Music Capital of the World, Nashville was first settled by Native Americans as early as 8000 BC. French fur traders arrived around 1717, and by 1779, 'Fort Nashborough' was officially established. In 1843, the settlement, now renamed 'Nashville,' became the capital of Tennessee. Since its early days, Nashville has had a colorful history, surviving both the Civil War and two cholera epidemics. This city, once home to Daniel Boone and President Andrew Jackson, is now home to the Grand Ole Opry. With side-by-side archival and contemporary photos, Nashville Then and Now gives readers a visual tour of the city's most enduring landmarks, like the Parthenon, built for the Tennessee Centennial in 1897, and Andrew Jackson's Hermitage.

Author Biography

Karina McDaniel came to Tennessee from her native Germany by way of Brazil and Waterloo, Alabama. She works as an archivist for the Tennessee State Library and Archives specializing in the restoration, reproduction and preservation of historic photographs and documents. She is a graduate of Nashville State Technical College, where she served as an instructor after graduating. In 1984 she began her career with the Tennessee Department of Photographic Services where she documented historic and natural places and events statewide before transferring to The Tennessee State Library And Archives in 1995. Her work has been published in many books including: Tennessee And The Great Smokies, The Outdoor Photographer’s Bible, The World Of Stereographs, Nashville, City Of Note, Nashville, and in magazines such as Southern Living, Tennessee Wildlife, Southern and The Tennessee Conservationist in the US, and Bunte and Stern in Germany.