Cottontown, Tennessee

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Barefoot Surrender

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Cottontown

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Cottontown.

Interstate 65 25 songs Cumberland River 17 songs Highway I 40 21 songs

History of Cottontown

Old Hickory: It's Not About the Wood RoadyGoat

1918

Roll into Old Hickory and you'd swear the name is about timber or some old industrial trade. And the industry is real: in nineteen eighteen, DuPont threw up the biggest smokeless-gunpowder plant in the world right here on Hadley's Bend to feed the guns of World War One. Tens of thousands of workers, half a million pounds of powder a day. But the name has nothing to do with hickory wood or the plant. DuPont named the town for Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, whose tough battlefield reputation earned him the nickname 'Old Hickory.' His Hermitage estate sits just up the road. The powder boomtown is named after a man, not a material.

15.3 mi away

Old Hickory's Cussing Parrot Crashed His Funeral RoadyGoat

1845

Andrew Jackson died at the Hermitage, his home outside Nashville, Tennessee, on June eighth, eighteen forty-five. Two days later, on June tenth, his funeral was held at the house, with mourners crowded onto the porch and out across the lawn. And by the most famous account of that day, the solemn service was nearly stolen by a parrot. Jackson had bought a grey parrot named Poll for his wife Rachel back in eighteen twenty-seven, paying twenty-five dollars for it. After Rachel died, the old president doted on the bird for the rest of his life, and somewhere along the way Poll had picked up language that did not belong at a funeral. As the crowd gathered, the parrot got worked up and let loose what one witness called perfect gusts of cuss words, swearing so loud and so long that the bird had to be carried out of the house. The tale comes from William Norment, who was a teenager at the funeral and did not set it down on paper until he was in his nineties, so historians treat it as a beloved but unverified legend. True or not, it is a fitting send-off for the most pugnacious president the country ever had.

17.1 mi away

Grand Ole Opry House

1925

The longest-running radio broadcast in American history, airing continuously since 1925, now based at the Opry House in the Opryland complex.

19.0 mi away

The Hermitage - Andrew Jackson Home

1804

The plantation home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, who lived here from 1804 until his death in 1845.

17.1 mi away

Things to Do in Cottontown

historical 18.9 mi away

Grand Ole Opry

Country music's most famous stage since 1925. Every legend has played here.

food 22.6 mi away

Prince's Hot Chicken

The original Nashville hot chicken since 1945. The recipe was revenge. Now it's a religion.

historical 24.1 mi away

Ryman Auditorium

The Mother Church of Country Music. Original home of the Grand Ole Opry.

historical 24.0 mi away

Willie Nelson Museum

Willie's braids his guitar Trigger memorabilia and more in Nashville.

historical 24.3 mi away

Hatch Show Print

One of America's oldest letterpress shops still printing concert posters by hand since 1879.

Everything Near Cottontown

14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

The House of Cash and the 'Hurt' Video: An Empire of Dirt · 8.9 mi
You're near the old House of Cash at 700 Johnny Cash Parkway in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Johnny Cash opened it in 1970 (adapting the 1960 Plantation Dinner Theatre building) as his museum, the headquarters of House of…
Ashcrest Farm · 9.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This isn't just another pretty farm; Ashcrest holds the echoes of a nation wrestling with slavery and its aftermath. Built before the Civil War, Ashcrest Farm stands as a testament to the antebellum South. The Classical…
Cragfont · 11.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a Revolutionary War hero building a grand home on the Tennessee frontier. That's Cragfont. General James Winchester, a veteran of the Revolution, built Cragfont starting around 1798. He was a prominent figure in…
Walton–Wiggins Farm · 11.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming farmhouse whispers tales of medicine, family, and a complicated past rooted in pre-Civil War Tennessee. Built around 1855, this is the Walton–Wiggins Farm. Dr. Lycurgus B. Walton, a physician, built this…
Bledsoe's Station · 12.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine life on the edge of the frontier at this fortified settlement, a refuge from Native American attacks. Bledsoe's Station, or Bledsoe's Fort, was built by Isaac Bledsoe in the early 1780s. It served as a vital…
Locust Grove (Castalian Springs, Tennessee) · 13.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a Revolutionary War veteran, settling down after years of fighting for independence. That's exactly what happened here at Locust Grove. Francis Weathered, a Baptist preacher and veteran, built this house in…
Old Hickory: It's Not About the Wood · 15.3 mi
Roll into Old Hickory and you'd swear the name is about timber or some old industrial trade. And the industry is real: in nineteen eighteen, DuPont threw up the biggest smokeless-gunpowder plant in the world right here…
Abner T. Shaw House · 16.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a second – this Greek Revival mansion witnessed the Civil War firsthand. Built in 1855 for Abner T. Shaw, it was a beautiful home in a soon-to-be divided nation. During the Civil War, Union troops marched…
The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee) · 16.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder where “Old Hickory” hung his hat? You’re approaching The Hermitage, the home and final resting place of President Andrew Jackson. Jackson purchased the land in 1804 and gradually built the mansion you see…
Old Hickory's Cussing Parrot Crashed His Funeral · 17.1 mi
Andrew Jackson died at the Hermitage, his home outside Nashville, Tennessee, on June eighth, eighteen forty-five. Two days later, on June tenth, his funeral was held at the house, with mourners crowded onto the porch…
The Hermitage - Andrew Jackson Home · 17.1 mi · Historical Marker
The plantation home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, who lived here from 1804 until his death in 1845.
Nashville National Cemetery · 17.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This hallowed ground serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of American heroes. Established in 1866, Nashville National Cemetery was created to provide a permanent burial site for Union soldiers who…

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Grand Ole Opry · 18.9 mi · Things to Do
Country music's most famous stage since 1925. Every legend has played here.
Grand Ole Opry House · 19.0 mi · Historical Marker
The longest-running radio broadcast in American history, airing continuously since 1925, now based at the Opry House in the Opryland complex.

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