Nashville Public Library Digital Collections

- Portrait of Joseph Thorp Elliston, ca. 1840
- Joseph Thorp Elliston in his 60s, with grey hair and glasses. He is seated in a chair and is holding a walking stick or cane. Born in Virginia in 1779, Joseph Thorp Elliston was Nashville's first silversmith, jeweler, and watch and clock maker. ...
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- Hawkins
- 28; Southeast; 54; 10.0x20.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by a Hawkins.; Hawkins, A; Hawkins, M. T-; Willis, J. 1799-1848 (Plat book says born 1788 but card file says 1799); Willis, L.H. 1800-1878
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- Historic home residence Travellers Rest, Nashville, Tennessee, 1911
- Travellers Rest gained its name from the fact of the many guests it has entertained. John Overton, afterward Justice of the Supreme Court, came from Virginia in 1793 and built a two-room log house on the site of the present building. He was one of...
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