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Nashville, Tennessee (view source)
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'''Nashville''' is the capital city of [[Tennessee]]. Nashville is the second largest city in Tennessee by population ([[Memphis]] being the first). Nashville was originally founded as Fort Nashborough named after [[Francis Nash]], a general killed in the [[Revolutionary War]].
'''Nashville''' is the capital city of [[Tennessee]]. Nashville is the second-largest city in Tennessee by population ([[Memphis]] being the first). Nashville was originally founded as Fort Nashborough named after [[Francis Nash]], a general killed in the [[Revolutionary War]].
It is known worldwide as "Music City" for being the home base of the [[country music]] and [[Contemporary Christian Music]] genres as well as the Grand Ole Opry.
It is known worldwide as "Music City" for being the home base of the [[country music]] and [[Contemporary Christian Music]] genres as well as the Grand Ole Opry.
It is also the home to several Christian denominations, among them the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (the largest US Protestant denomination), the [[United Methodist Church]] (the second largest US denomination and the largest of the [[mainline Protestant churches]]), the National Baptist Convention USA (the largest African-American Christian denomination), and the National Association of Free Will Baptists (the largest denomination among the [[Free Will Baptist]] groups).
It is also the home to several Christian denominations, among them the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (the largest US Protestant denomination), the [[United Methodist Church]] (the second-largest US denomination and the largest of the [[mainline Protestant churches]]), the National Baptist Convention USA (the largest African-American Christian denomination), and the National Association of Free Will Baptists (the largest denomination among the [[Free Will Baptist]] groups).
The city has two professional sports franchises (the [[Tennessee Titans]] of the NFL and the [[Nashville Predators]] of the NHL) and one minor league team (the Nashville Sounds, the AAA affiliate of the [[Texas Rangers]]).
The city has two professional sports franchises (the [[Tennessee Titans]] of the NFL and the [[Nashville Predators]] of the NHL) and one minor league team (the Nashville Sounds, the AAA affiliate of the [[Texas Rangers]]).
Nashville is also home to Vanderbilt University.
==Notable Residents==
==Notable Residents==