NASHVILLE A mural greets motorists as they enter downtown Nashville.
Years before Nashville, Tenn., emerged, the
earned the title most honestly.
municipalities in the area.
Town of Nashville, North Carolina, claimed the
“Nash County and Nashville are the only
Though the town limits only encompass
name and took its place as the county seat of
one of his namesakes that General Nash ever
about 4.14 square miles and the town’s
the newly-formed Nash County.
actually visited,” Brown said.
population is roughly 5,600, the Town
Construction began on the new county’s
Since those early years, the town, rooted in
of Nashville offers its own police force,
first courthouse in 1777 and the Town of
such a rich past, has emerged as a traditional
fire station, library and active cultural and
Nashville grew up around it. By 1780, the town
community with strong family values and
recreational programs in addition to all the
was named Nashville to honor General Francis
an eye toward progress. Now billed as the
county offices and resources that are located
Nash, who was killed during the Revolutionary
“original Nashville,” the town features a rare
in the town.
War.
collection of Queen Anne and Victorian style
Brown, who has been mayor sinde 2019,
Eventually, 12 other towns in the United
homes, a quaint and thriving downtown and
is enthusiastic about the town. She grew up
States would be named Nashville, but
multiple amenities that lie within walking
just outside the town limits and many of her
Nashville Mayor Brenda Brown said her town
distance. It is also known as one of the safest
early memories are tied to the place where
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