Nashville is founded in 1779 by John Donelson, James Robertson and a party of Wataugans and its original name is Fort Nasborough. Because of its good location it was easy for Nashville to grow. It is considered as a river port and later become as a major railroad center. Nashville is the county seat of the county of Davidson. It was in 1843 wherein it was declared as the capital city of Tennessee. The city has a total land area of 526.1 square miles comprising 502.3 sq. miles land and 23.9 sq. miles as water. The temperature of Nashville is humid with cold winters and warm summers.

Nashville ranks second when it comes to population in the entire state while Memphis ranks first. It is situated in the north - central part of the state of Tennessee and is located in Davidson County on the Cumberland River. The city is known for its music, publishing, banking, health care and its transportation industries. Experience music and art at the local Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville Music City Center or at the Nashville's Children Theatre.

Nashville comprises of seven smaller communities in a two -tier system and is run by a city county government that is consolidated. The total population of Nashville - Davidson County based on the 2008 survey is 626,144.The survey is done by the United States Census Bureau estimates. However the total population of the entire county Nashville is 1,550,733 thus making it as the largest metropolitan area in terms of population.

Nashville's J. Percy Priest Lake and Old Hickory Lake offer recreational activities for the family to enjoy such as boating, fishing, hunting, camping and picnics.

Sources:
The Music City Center - http://www.nashvillemusiccitycenter.com/index.php
Old hickory lake - http://www.tennesseelakeinfo.com/oldhickory/
Percy Priest - http://www.tennesseelakeinfo.com/percypriest/info.shtml
Tennessee Performing Arts Center - http://tpac.org/
Nashville Children's Theatre - http://www.nashvillechildrenstheatre.org/