The historic Belle Meade Plantation was founded by John Harding, of Goochland County, Virginia in 1807. Harding purchased 250 acres of farm land near Richland Creek and the Natchez Trace. He was very interested in horses and soon boarded horses...
A protection order granted to William Harrison, Jr., of Williamson County, Tennessee, by Head-Quarters District of Nashville, Provost Marshal's Office on April 25, 1864. The document cites protection granted for "farm, timber, forage, stock,...
A slave deed bill of sale from Williamson County, Tennessee, for the transfer of a "girl slave named Mary" for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, from Joshua Reams to William Harrison, Jr. dated Feb. 2, 1841. The verso of this document...
A slave bill of sale documenting the purchase of a "boy named Sephus aged about six years" by William Harrison, Jr., from Timothy [Terrell?] in Williamson County, Tennessee on Jan. 18, 1844. The warrant of title refers to the sum of two hundred...
A slave deed bill of sale for the acquisition of three slaves: "a woman named Betty about twenty one years of age, and her two children Louis-Randolph about four years of age, and William Henry about twelve months old." The document states that...
A slave deed bill of sale, witnessed on April 22, 1848, regarding the transfer of a slave from Robert Glass to William Harrison, Jr., of Williamson County, Tennessee. The document states that Glass sold to William Harrison, Jr. a "man called Sam...
Lipscomb Elementary opened in South Nashville in 1907. Before the school was built, the property held Fairfield Plantation. Following the plantation was a convent where it is thought the first Lipscomb classes may have been held. The school was...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Hugh Miller, conducted on March 11, 2011 by Bradley Aders as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Hugh Miller, resident manager of the River Plantation condo complex in Bellevue, describes the...
A photograph of a rescue boat group in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue during the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of debris along a street in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue in the aftermath of the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of people eating by the Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant tent in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue in the aftermath of the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of a rescue boat in the River Plantation neighborhood in Bellevue during the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of two men with a rescue boat amidst the flooding in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue during the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of Lt. Matt Pylkas, fellow police officers, and a volunteer in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue in the aftermath of the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of a Logan’s Roadhouse Restaurant tent serving food in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue in the aftermath of the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.
A photograph of debris in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue after the May 2010 flood. The photo was taken before a Harpeth River Watershed Association cleanup, which took place December 18, 2010.
Photo courtesy of Harpeth River...
A front view of the old Father Ryan High School, located at 2300 Elliston Place in Nashville, Tennessee. This school building was originally constructed circa 1928-29 on land that was once a part of the Elliston family plantation. The Roman...
A photograph of Peach Blossom, the family home of Joseph Erwin, located at 215 Craighead Avenue, circa 1960. The original structure was constructed in a Georgian architectural style, built circa 1803, and subsequent owners of the property made new...
A photograph of Michael Cain and volunteers standing by the Bellevue Rebuild and Restore Resource Center during a Harpeth River Watershed Association cleanup after the May 2010 flood. The flood recovery cleanup took place December 18, 2010 in the...
A photograph of volunteers clearing debris during a Harpeth River Watershed Association cleanup after the May 2010 flood. The flood recovery cleanup took place December 18, 2010 in the River Plantation neighborhood of Bellevue.
Photo courtesy of...