Third Baptist Church was organized in 1876. In 1877 the membership erected a building on a Jefferson Street site given to the congregation by First Baptist Church. In 1899 the congregation purchased a lot on Monroe Street and in 1904, using brick...
A postcard of a reproduction of Fort Negley on its original site approximately two miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built during the Civil War after Union troops gained occupation of Nashville in 1862, Fort Negley was constructed...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
A photograph of the train shed at Nashville's Union Station at Broadway and 10th Avenue just to the west of the downtown area, circa 1936. Union Station is a former railroad terminal opened in 1900 to serve the passenger operations of the eight...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with John LoPiccolo conducted on April 14, 2011 by Alyssa Buckingham and Robin Robinson as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Lieutenant LoPiccolo of the Brentwood Fire and Rescue Department...
A photograph of a collection of a portion of the original columns and capitals from the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee. The building was designed by architect William Strickland (1788-1854) and built between 1845 and 1859,...