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Old Hickory is a neighborhood of metropolitan
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, located in the Hadley Bend section of eastern Davidson County,
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. Old Hickory is governed by the
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, because the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of
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.


History

Old Hickory is named in honor of President
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, nicknamed "Old Hickory". Old Hickory started out in 1786 as a 3,000-acre land grant to a man named Sam Jones, and thus the nearby section of the Cumberland River was called Jones' Bend for much of the 19th century. Pioneer
John Donelson John Donelson (1718–1785) was an American frontiersman, ironmaster, politician, city planner, and explorer. After founding and operating what became Washington Iron Furnace in Franklin County, Virginia for several years, he moved with his famil ...
bought land on Jones' Bend in 1783, and Andrew Jackson bought 330 acres from John Donelson II, his brother-in-law, in February 1792, "the Cumberland River, just across the river from the home of old Mrs. Donelson" on the Gallatin Road at Two Mile Pike. Other early settlers on Jones' Bend were Thomas Overton and Edward Bondurant. Jackson called his farm here either Poplar Grove (1794) or Poplar Flat (1795). A hand-dug well known as "Jackson's Well" was visible in Rayon City into the mid-20th-century although the location has since been lost. Jackson sold the land in 1797 to another brother-in-law, Alexander Donelson. Alexander had no children and left it to a nephew, the son of Severn Donelson, named Alexander Donelson Jr. A. Donelson Jr. sold it in 1837 to the Dismukes family, who held it until it became the "powder plant" property in the 1910s. Old Hickory is probably best known for being a former
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as the site of a large
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plant. Many of the houses were built to house DuPont employees and supervisors in the early days of the factory's existence. Many historic homes are located in the area known as the Village of Old Hickory, containing a number that are listed on the
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. The smaller bungalow houses were built by DuPont as residences for factory workers, with the larger homes being designated for management. Many of the formerly dilapidated houses are being renovated and gentrified.


Geography


Scope

It is bordered by the
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on the north and west,
Old Hickory Lake Old Hickory Lake is a reservoir in north central Tennessee. It is formed by the Old Hickory Lock and Dam (), located on the Cumberland River at mile 216.2 in Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner and Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson countie ...
to the east, and the former city of Lakewood to the south. To the north of the area is also the location of
Old Hickory Lock and Dam Old Hickory Lock and Dam is a dam located in middle Tennessee on the Cumberland River at river mile 216.2 in Sumner County, Tennessee, Sumner and Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson Counties, approximately upstream from Nashville, Tennessee, Na ...
. The main street through the area is Tennessee State Route 45 (
Old Hickory Boulevard Old Hickory Boulevard is a historic road that encircles Nashville, Tennessee, lying entirely within Davidson County. Originally the road, aided by ferries, formed a nearly unbroken loop around the city. Today, it is interrupted by a lake and s ...
/Robinson Road). Old Hickory has its own post office, assigned ZIP Code 37138. The postal service area that uses the "Old Hickory" mailing address includes portions of Wilson and Davidson counties. The Old Hickory Post Office was added to the
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on August 6, 1985.


Climate

The mean annual temperature at Old Hickory Dam is . Monthly averages range from in January to in August, with a
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of . Diurnal temperature variation is highest in April and lowest in January. Old Hickory's climate classifications are
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''Cfa'' and Trewartha ''DOak'' thanks to its very hot summers (average over ), mild winters (average over ) and 4-7 month growing seasons (average over ). Precipitation is abundant year-round without any major difference, but there is still slight variation. The wet season runs from February through July, reaching its zenith in April with 120 mm of rain. The dry season runs from August through January with an October/November nadir of 85 mm and secondary December peak of 113 mm. Data for record temperatures is spotty before June 2007, but temperatures in Old Hickory have been known to range from in January 1966 to in June and July 2012.


Economy

Old Hickory is the site of a country club, large golf course, city park, a
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, and the DuPont plant, which has been mostly shut down but continues to employ a few hundred workers. The Nashville
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Forecast Office is located just to the southeast in nearby Wilson County.


Notable people

*
Nate Bargatze Nathanael Bargatze ( ; born March 25, 1979)Cathy Gordon Brown (1965–), independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2000 presidential election * Danika & the Jeb, musical duo * Darren Jernigan (1969–), Tennessee Democratic politician *
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(1913–2010), attorney and sculptor who represented
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Martin, Douglas
"Jack Kershaw Is Dead at 96; Challenged Conviction in King's Death"
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* William F. Lyell (1921–1951), corporal in the United States Army during the Korean War; posthumously received the
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* Ken Shipp (1929–2012), American college and professional
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coach *
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(1955–), Tennessee Democratic politician * Edgar S. Woolard, Jr. (1934–2023), former chairman and chief executive officer of DuPont


See also

* List of memorials to Andrew Jackson


References


External links

* {{authority control Andrew Jackson Company towns in Tennessee Former municipalities in Tennessee Neighborhoods in Nashville, Tennessee Populated places in Davidson County, Tennessee Populated places in Wilson County, Tennessee