Profile for Nashville, Tennessee, TN

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Nashville is in Davidson County.

It is the state capital and the county seat.

The community was named after Revolutionary War Gen. Francis Nash.

The latitude of Nashville is 36.165N. The longitude is -86.784W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 558 feet.

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Nashville is on the Cumberland River.

Former and merged names include:
· Nashborough

Became a busy river port with the arrival of the first steamboat, in 1818

Birthplace of Maxwell House coffee

Public transportation: Metropolitan Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 8,331. The number of murders and homicides was 74. The violent crime rate was 15 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1999 movie, "The Green Mile"

Setting for 1975 movie "Nashville," starring Henry Gibson and Karen Black

Well-known residents have included:
· Presidents Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk
· Annie Potts, actress
· Turkey Stearnes, baseball player
· Reese Witherspoon, actress
· Kitty Wells, country singer
· Amy Grant, singer

Local bands (past and present) have included Jason and the Scorchers

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Tennessee State Fair - Sept. 7-16, 2007
Music & Molasses Festival - Oct. 20-21, 2007
Music City Jazz, Blues, & Heritage Festival - Sept. 1-2, 2007
Germantown's Oktoberfest - Oct. 13, 2007
Tennessee History Festival - Oct. 12-13, 2007
Running of the Iroquois Steeplechase - May 12, 2007
Bill Monroe Bluegass Celebration - Oct. 2, 2007
African Street Festival - Sept. 13-15, 2007
Southern Festival of Books - Oct. 12-14, 2007

Dates often change. Check Nashville web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: Grand Ole Opry, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Nashville Symphony

Nearby parks & recreation: Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Bicentennial Mall State Park

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Nashville attractions: Grand Ole Opry

Sports teams: Titans (NFL), Predators (NHL), Kats (Arena Football League), Sounds (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Adventure Science Center, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Fort Nashborough, Grand Ole Opry Museum, Roy Acuff Museum and Minnie Pearl Museum, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, Tennesee State University, Belmont University, David Lipscomb University, Trevecca Nazarene University

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 125

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Quotes:
After Nashville, not a town on the way. Nothing but a few villages, scattered here and there, all the way to Memphis.
-- Journey to America, 1831
Alexis de Tocqueville

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Songs:
· "Nashville Cats"

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Neighborhoods in Nashville include Asheford Crossings, Bellshire Terrace, Belmont/Hillsboro, Bordeaux, Cahal Street Group, Cambridge Forest, Cameron Trimble, Cherokee Park, Cross Timbers, Duncanwood Brookmeade ... More neighborhood info

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