Tag: History

If you didn't know - Granny White, the namesake of the Brentwood City Park and the road, was a real person. She ran an inn...

5. Spring Hill is Young Spring Hill is much younger than the average city. In 2014, the average age of a Spring Hill resident was...

2. 1 County or 44 Communities? The county might have been officially founded in October 1799, but a bit before and very much after, 44...

6. Maryland Farms Began as a Horse Farm In 1937 the owner of WLAC Radio Station in Nashville, J. Truman Ward, bought 100 acres on...

4. Natchez Trace Prehistoric Highway The Natchez Trace is the oldest man-made feature in all of Williamson County. Really, it has been here longer than humans. It...

7. Birthplace of Country Music Legends Ever heard of Sam and Kirk McGee? The legendary country-music duo was born in southeastern Williamson County in the 1890s....

6. The Railroad Was Second in the State Today, you might at night hear a lonely train whistle as it goes through the county. In the...

3. A Monday Drive Today, A Death-Defying Pass Then When the first settlers came down from the Nashville-area, just getting here meant putting your life...

Here are some interesting things about Williamson County, its history, the people who have lived in it and what they have done. 1. Revolutionary War...

5. Wealth Then and Now The good soil that made Williamson County a place worth fighting and dying over in the late 18th century turned...