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Tag Archives: James Knox Polk (1795-1849)

This week in Nashville history: Run out of town on a rail

Posted on 25 October 2010 by Tom

Let’s wind up Marmaduke Morton once more and let him spin a yarn. Eighty years ago this week, the Nashville Banner‘s longtime managing editor published part six in his 12-part series on “The Colorful Eighties in Nashville,” recalling the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Nashville history - general | Tagged Adair Lyon Childress (1873-1948), Adrian VanSinderen Lindsley Jr. (1847-1900), Alfred Jackson (ca. 1812–1901), Andrew Jackson Jr. (1808-1865), Edmund W. Cole (1827-1899), James Erwin Caldwell Sr. (1854-19__), James Knox Polk (1795-1849), Jere Baxter (1852-1904), Marmaduke Beckwith Morton (1859-1943), Michael J.C. Wrenne (1847-1915), Nashville Banner, Obed O. Pickard Sr. (1874-1954), Peter P. Pickard (1845-1929), public transport, Volney James (1851-after 1930), William H. Bumpus (1843-1926) | 2 Comments
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