The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
By e. $. sHAxNoS.

Every one knows where Nashville is.
but few know how It came 10 be. For
many years prior 70 the founding OF the
Nashville was the center was besuti-
ful wilderness. a paradise OF the hunter
and trapper, a wonderful natural park,
uninhabited even by the Indians, for the
territory south Of the Ohio and north Of
the Tennessee was debaIaDie land It had
been claimed by the Five Nations of
the North and by the Cherokees Of The
South. and long before the white man
had crossed the Appalachian Mountains
II had been devoted BY common consent
20 the hunting grounds OF al and ths
residence Of none
When Occonostata- the famous Cher
okee chief. reluctantly assented to
treaty. giving all this fair domain TO the
whites. he remarked: We have given
you fair land. but think yOu VIII have
much difficulty IN holding f.
Chiefs Words Prophetic.
His statement was prophetic The
strong forts in the valley Of the Cumber-
land. which had been expected 70 be q
protection 10 the Cherokees. and a bar
rier against tie savage tribes of ths
North. became the objects OF attack OF
al the Indians. and the victims Of their
hate and cruelty
At that time. within the present city
limits. was q salt spring called the
Great French LEX. From this designs-
ton the inference is easily drawn that
o~-I -rrlT-t-
were probably the first white men who
came 70 the blun where Robertson and
his pioneers settled. This inference Is
strengthened by the fact that the river
was called By the French ShauyalOn-
The Indians called #. The Wari0tO. and
it vas renamed the Cumberland IN
honor Of the Duke OF Cumberland
Location of Nashville.
Situated in the heart OF the Cumber-
land Basin. Nashville Is buiG on bluffs
and hills high above the Cumberland
River. into which the surface water
drains. For this reason and because the
how Of the river Is sufficiently rapid
al al seasons OF the year. the sanitary
/ conditions are almost perfect
( Nashville lies in the same latitudinal
I belt OF the most delightful regions Ot
! North America. Its climate is a happy
mean between the rigor OF the North
ern States and the oppressive heat OF the
lower Southern States. The extremes q
heat and cold are much greater in the
Northern States where the climate Is
hotter IN the summer and colder IN the
winter than IN Middle Tennessee
( There IS enough rainfall 70 bring the
( crops 10 the highest degree Of maturity.
E e.
+ Tennessee Is fifty inches. and the average
/ temperature is p degrees The invigoT-
atirg days of spring. the moderate ten
I peratu-e of sumner. the delightful pe-
i riod OF autumn. and the bracing. but
never too severe days OF winter, make
+ residence in Nashville q constant sourCe
+ Of pleasure. There IS no zero weather
F no deep SHOWS; no cyclones; no deTastat-
! ing foods, and no earthquakes
Above Yellow Fever Line.
/ Nashville Is above The yellow fever
[ line. Il Is the healthiest city n the
I South, as wen as the most progressive
and prosperous.
As a city Of homes. Nashville IS idesL
I Il IS surrounded by g chain OF hills that
add 10 the wonderful beauty Of the land
scape. L has been the home q many
f eminent men. With the exception OF
I Braintree. Mass, Nashville IS the only
! town in the United States which has
been the home OF two Presidents
Within six miles Of the city is the sec-
/ ond largest national cemetery, where
+. 1900 soldiers lie buried.
A summary OF Nashviile's business f0T
the past year shows:
Jobbins manufa1u1nE ard rs-sl
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