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The Tennessee State Museum is a large museum in Nashville depicting the history of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The current facility opened on October 4, 2018, at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Jefferson Street at the foot of Capitol Hill by the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The 137,000-square-foot building includes a Tennessee ...
The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith [ 4][ 5] and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition . Today, the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum, stands as the ...
In 1953, a new Tennessee State Library and Archives building opened. Designed by H. Clinton Parrent Jr., the building was across the street from the Tennessee State Capitol in downtown Nashville. Built as a memorial to all veterans of World War II, the Library and Archives building was constructed at a cost of $2.3 million.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History developed from the Mississippi Historical Society in the interest of promoting and protecting "Southern Identity" through acquisition and preservation of historical records, especially those records pertaining to the American Civil War. [5] Legislation authorizing creation of Department of ...
This article pertains to the history of Nashville, the state capital of Tennessee. What is now Nashville was the center of civilization for the Mississippian culture around 1300. [1] In 1779, Fort Nashborough was built here in 1779 by pioneers from North Carolina. In 1784 it was incorporated as a town by the North Carolina legislature.
The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as the home of both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly –the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate –and also contains the governor 's office. Designed by architect William Strickland ...
Skyhouse Nashville. Slave markets in Nashville, Tennessee. Southern Methodist Publishing House. St. Cecilia Academy. Starday-King Sound Studios. Station Inn. Buchanan's Station. Statue of Edward W. Carmack. Statue of Sam Davis (Montgomery Bell Academy)
Richmond in Natchez, Miss., is one of the oldest homes in the state. According to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, it was built around 1785.