1801 Bridge is Washed Out
Old Town Bridge of 1801 is washed out by a major flood, but stone bulwarks remain. Exact date is unknown, but it likely happened in 1975 when the Harpeth River reached 33.7′, […]
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Contemporary Old Natchez Trace bridge, located 20 yards from the original 1801 Bridge, collapses under the weight of a huge oil truck, and while it is being rebuilt the adjacent 155-year-old Old […]
Learn MoreDaffodils
Virginia Goodpasture plants daffodils (buttercups) along the Old Natchez Trace and in the Old Town yard.
Learn MoreThe Goodpastures purchase Old Town
Henry and Virginia Goodpasture purchase Old Town.
Learn MoreMajor Flood
Major flood in region washed out nearby Union Covered Bridge at Ash Grove.
Learn MoreWilliam Glass Polk Examines Graves
William Glass Polk examines approximately 80 stone-box graves from a cemetery located near the junction of the Harpeth River and Brown’s Creek at Old Town. Polk describes several funerary offerings and a […]
Learn MoreLuther McCall Explores Old Town
Franklin relic collector Luther McCall conducted a nearly year-long exploration of a cemetery at Old Town with state archaeologist Parmenio E. Cox.
Learn MoreJesse Walter Fewkes Visits Old Town
Jesse Walter Fewkes, chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology of the Smithsonian, visited Old Town on his tour of local archaeological sites.
Learn More1801 Bridge is Replaced
Old Town Bridge of 1801 goes out of use, replaced by nearby newer construction.
Learn MoreBethenia Brown Miller Dies
Bethenia Brown Letter Collection.
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