Very Old Pictures of Nashville, Tennessee

By Lynnette Walczak

Historic Stuff,Photos Of Franklin And Nashville

One of my favorite things to do is to look at very old photos of Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee.

Here’s a classic from Marty Evans at Historic Nashville. This is the oldest known picture of Nashville:

Below the photo it says: The Market at Nashville

Check out Marty’s other pictures…

Marty Evans has the best collection of Nashville history — in photographs — that I have ever seen.

He calls it:

Digitized bits of Middle Tennessee history…Over 900 pages of Nashville history and growing!

I strongly encourage you to check out the rest of Marty’s collection of historical photographs from Nashville, Tennessee.

Lynnette Walczak( Publisher )

We moved from Florida to Tennessee in 2001. All signs point to the fact that we will probably retire here — by choice. We L O V E Nashville! Our favorite places to live are just south of the City — we’ve had houses in Brentwood, Franklin, and Spring Hill. And we have properties in Leipers Fork, Cookeville, and Lewisburg. This site is where I share my best tips for moving your family to Nashville and/or visiting Nashville for the first time — with the ultimate goal of helping you find fun things to do in Williamson County and Davidson County. When I’m not out & about enjoying the Nashville area, you’ll find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites). To date, I’ve written over 500 articles on this site! Many of them have upwards of 100K shares.

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