On this site in 1796, Braxton Lee and family settled on 640 acres of land along the Cumberland River. In 1807 Lee was commissioned captain of the 20th Tennessee Regiment, Davidson Militia and served as Justice of the Peace for many years. Many early . . . — — Map (db m165440) HM
Located on this three-acre site, the original
42' x 48' brick structure was completed in 1869
at a cost of $12,000. The first-floor offices
and the courtroom on the second floor of the
original structure are still in use today. The . . . — — Map (db m165958) HM
Edwin Clifton and his wife, the former Nancy Folks are buried in the old cemetery on a hillside above Hwy.12, opposite the spring used by the early members when their meeting house stood nearby. Many graves there are not marked; however, Edwin's . . . — — Map (db m165457) HM
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The church stood on a hill across Hwy. 12 on Neptune Rd. from 1888 until it was struck by lightning 5/16/1984 and burned to the ground. A grove of trees marks the historic spot. The church was named for Edwin Clifton who built first a . . . — — Map (db m165453) HM
As Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission,
Mr. Johns began recreational baseball for the youth of
Ashland City. He organized the Dixie Youth Program
and Dixie Boys Program. J. W. served as State Director
for Dixie Boys, and Vice . . . — — Map (db m192590) HM
Pioneer settlers arrived in the area from No. & So. Carolina as early as 1808. Civil War soldiers camped here on their way to Clarksville & Nashville. The community was named when a post office opened in 1882. In 1883 the village had blacksmith . . . — — Map (db m151790) HM
In 1885 J.T. Mosely deeded this property for use as a school or church for African Americans in the Neptune Community. To enhance the quality of public education for African Americans in rural Cheatham County, school officials built Neptune School . . . — — Map (db m151795) HM
Richard and Hazel Head moved their family to Cheatham County in 1966 so their daughter,
Pat, could play basketball. A 1970 graduate of Cheatham County Central High School and a
1975 graduate of the University of Tennessee-Martin, Pat played in the . . . — — Map (db m165476) HM
In the year 1790, Benjamin Darrow began operating a cotton gin and grist mill along
Sycamore Creek, In 1835, on the site of the old Darrow Mill, Robert and Edward Cheatham
along with Samuel Watson erected a powder mill which operated until the . . . — — Map (db m151807) HM
The son of C. Hyde and Vina (Hale) Stump, Thomas Jefferson Stump was born in Cheatham County on February 18, 1870 and was educated in Cheatham and Dickson Counties. On October 27, 1895, he married Henrietta Dozier. They had two sons. Stump engaged . . . — — Map (db m151786) HM
In November 1863, Federal troops occupied Kingston Springs to serve as headquarters for the supervisors of the U.S. Military Railroad Construction Corps. They oversaw the construction of this section of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad. When . . . — — Map (db m69365) HM
Across the river are the remains of an 800-year old town built by ancient Native American Indians. Almost surrounded by the river, it was also guarded by a high palisade wall. A large temple mound and several smaller mounds surrounded an open plaza. . . . — — Map (db m143825) HM
4.1 mi. northwest, at The Narrows, Montgomery Bell, pioneer industrialist, ironmaster, philanthropist and turfman, built a forge in 1818. Power was obtained by tunneling water through the hill at the top of the Narrows to a point below it where the . . . — — Map (db m143827) HM
Prior to the Civil War, a rail line ran from Nashville to
Kingston Springs. After the federal seizure of Nashville
in 1862, work began to extend the line westward from
Kingston Springs to Johnsonville, providing another
supply line for the . . . — — Map (db m205515) HM
This tribute honors all the brave men and women of South Cheatham County who have served in our armed forces during times of war and peace, preserving the freedom we enjoy today. — — Map (db m205521) WM
Located on the Daniel Young 2,059 acre Land Grant No. 2419 of June 29, 1784 and the Robert Weakley North Carolina 640 acre Grant No.342 of September 24, 1787 where John Turnbull of Natchez, MS corralled his herds adjoining the headwaters of Spring . . . — — Map (db m151810) HM
