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PLACES
| Walton Ferry Boat Ramp |  |
| Bluegrass Country Club Gallatin Rd Hendersonville |
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Private 18 Holes 6,723 Yards |
| Country Hills Golf Club 1501 Saundersville Rd Hendersonville Public |
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18 Holes 6,019 Yards |
| 11th largest city in the
state Acquired charter in 1968 |
| Fine Arts Center & Gallery 252 E. Main St. |
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Gallery exhibits change
monthly Photography, crafts, visual arts, etc. Free |
| Free Hill Road | Following the Civil
War, freed slaves settled on a hill northwest of Hendersonville The hill and the road became known as "Free Hill" |
PEOPLE
| William Henderson | City named after James
Henderson Was the community’s first postmaster Post office was located at corner of Main St & Walton Ferry Rd |
HOMES
| Ashcrest Farm |
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Built 1857 Listed on National Register |
| Bradford Berry House | Built 1792 Now serving as home to Hendersonville Arts Council |
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and information submitted by visitor 10'06 |
The Bradford-Berry House began construction in 1796. Cecelia Bradford, the daughter of Henry Bradford who built the house using brick fired on the property married William Carrol who lived at the house. He was the first Governor of Tennessee. The stars on the house are anchors for steel rods running through the house to protect against earthquake |
| Eventide 178 Berrywood Dr |
Built by Daniel Smith Donelson
1830 Listed on National Register |
| Hazel Path Gallatin Rd |
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Built by Daniel Smith Donelson 1856 |
| Monthaven | Built 1840’s
by L B Fite Listed on National Register |
| Old Brick Home | Located near Old Beech Church Built as home by William Montgomery, a surveyor |
| Rock Castle Indian Lake Rd |
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Daniel Smith Born
Stafford County, VA Began work as surveyor 1770 Married Sarah Michie 1773 Smith given land grant for surveying boundaries in mid Tennessee 3140 acres in original plantation Now composed of 18 acres with house, smokehouse & Cemetery First rock house built in Tennessee. Construction begun 1784 Indian attacks delayed completion until 1791 House has four rooms downstairs and 3 rooks upstairs Admission charged
General Daniel Smith
Donelson is buried in the Hendersonville
Presbyterian Church Cemetery on Main Street. |
| Talley-Beals House | 1790 to 1920
Listed on National Register |
CHURCHES
| Beech Cumberland Presbyterian | Bible Baptist Church | Bluegrass Baptist Church | Centerpoint General Baptist |
| 3216 Long Hollow Pike Hendersonville 37075-8770 |
260 New Shackle Isl Rd Hendersonville 37075-2367 |
235 Indian Lake Rd Hendersonville 37075-4322 |
180 Center Point Rd S Hendersonville 37075-2055 |
| Central Baptist Church | Chaplin Charles Green | Church Of God Of Prophecy | Church Of Jesus Christ-Lds |
| 186 Sanders Ferry Rd Hendersonville 37075-3619 |
725 W Main St Hendersonville 37075-2814 |
105 Hazel Path Hendersonville 37075-3886 |
19 Industrial Park Dr Hendersonville 37075-2824 |
| Community Church Of Hendersonville | First Assembly Of God | First Baptist Church | First Christian Church |
| 381 W Main St Hendersonville 37075-3312 |
403 Walton Ferry Rd Hendersonville 37075-4118 |
106 Bluegrass Commons Blvd Hendersonville 37075-2700 |
177 Bonita Pky Hendersonville 37075-3940 |
| First Presbyterian Church | First United Methodist Church | Good Shepherd United Methodist | Henderson Seventh-Day Church |
| 172 W Main St Hendersonville 37075-3339 |
217 E Main St Hendersonville 37075-2543 |
525
New Shackle Island Road |
118 Anderson Ln Hendersonville 37075-3903 |
| Hendersonville Chapel | Hendersonville Church of Christ | Hendersonville Church Nazarene | Hendersonville Church Of God |
| 310 Raindrop Ln Hendersonville 37075-2424 |
107 Rockland Rd Hendersonville 37075-3459 |
159 Luna Ln Hendersonville 37075-4423 |
724 E Main St Hendersonville 37075-2609 |
| Hendersonville Cumberland Chr | Hendersonville Free Will Bapt | Hendersonville Missionary Bapt |
Hendersonville Presbyterian Church |
| 453 Walton Ferry Rd Hendersonville 37075-4163 |
179 New Shackle Island Rd Hendersonville 37075-2323 |
221 Rockland Rd Hendersonville 37075-3421 |
Hendersonville
Built 1869 Many Confederate soldiers buried in cemetery |
| Hendersonville First United Methodist Church | Hendersonville United Pentcstl | Holiday Heights Baptist Church | Jehovahs Witnesses |
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151 Rockland Rd Hendersonville 37075-3459 |
145 River Rd Hendersonville 37075-3442 |
108 Old Shackle Island Rd Hendersonville 37075-2528 |
| Jesus Reigns Fellowship | Lakeview Church Of Christ | Long Hollow Baptist Church | Luna Lane Church Of Christ |
| 1001 Center Point Rd Hendersonville 37075-2005 |
132 New Shackle Island Rd Hendersonville 37075-2324 |
3031 Long Hollow Pike Hendersonville 37075-8726 |
177 Luna Ln Hendersonville 37075-4423 |
| Mt Olivet Baptist Church | New Hope Baptist Church | New Hope Road Church Of Christ | Our Lady Of The Lake Church |
| 1510 Mount Olivet Rd Hendersonville 37075-9527 |
2905 New Hope Rd Hendersonville 37075-8444 |
2600 New Hope Rd Hendersonville 37075-8439 |
230 New Shackle Island Rd Hendersonville 37075-2326 |
| Page Heights Baptist Church | Rehoboth Methodist Church | Restoration Fellowship Church | Rivergate First Baptist Church |
| 107 Caldwell Dr Hendersonville 37075-2003 |
2601 Cages Bend Rd Hendersonville 37075 |
142 Imperial Blvd Hendersonville 37075-3440 |
121 Center Point Rd S Hendersonville 37075-2055 |
| Rockland Baptist Church | Rome Baptist Church | St John Baptist Church | St Joseph Of Arimathea Church |
| 103 Rockland Htsh Hendersonville 37075-3425 |
1277 Avondale Rd Hendersonville 37075-9672 |
1085 New Shackle Island Rd Hendersonville 37075-8812 |
103 Country Club Dr Hendersonville 37075-4024 |
| St Timothy Lutheran Church | Starks Knob Missionary Baptist | Trinity Baptist Church | United Methodist Church |
| 650 E Main St Hendersonville 37075-2607 |
139 Stark Knob Rd Hendersonville 37075-3932 |
136 Center Point Rd S Hendersonville 37075-2055 |
333 E Main St Hendersonville 37075-2522 |
| Victory Missionary Baptist Chr | 457 E Main St Hendersonville 37075-2629 |
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POST OFFICE
| Hendersonville Post Office |  |
| 1771 | Thomas Spencer built cabins in Hendersonville |
| 1790 | William Henderson settled in
area Henderson was Revolutionary War hero City named after him Andrew Jackson purchased one of first lots in new city |
| 1792 | Bradford-Berry house built |
| 1794 | Indian ward ended |
| 1798 | Rock Castle completed by
Daniel Smith Smith began work as surveyor 1770 Married Sarah Michie 1773 Rock Castle first rock house built in Tennessee |
| 1798 | Beech Cumberland Presbyterian
Church organized by Thomas Craighead Log church built 1813 Stone building erected by William Montgomery 1828 |
| 1800 | Road from Nashville to Gallatin completed |
| 1801 | William Henderson became first postmaster |
| 1824 | First United Methodist Church built |
| 1859 | L&N Railroad opened Nashville-Bowling Green route through Hendersonville |
| 1866 | Hendersonville population was 36 |
| 1885 | Hendersonville had four stores and some churches |
| 1951 | Work began on Old Hickory Dam Old Hickory Lake has 26 miles of shoreline in Hendersonville Dam completed June 1954 |
| 1968 | Hendersonville incorporated |
| 1963 | Tsuru, Japan became Hendersonville’s "Sister City" |
| Hendersonville Saddle Club | New Shackle Island Rd |
| Kaleidoscope Farms | 2455 Long Hollow Pike |
| Long Hollow Saddle Club | Willis Branch Road |
| Martin R Curtis Sr Public Library | 116 Dunn St Contains more than 50,000 books |
| Drakes Creek Park North Located on Old Hickory Lake Open
year around |
ACCOMMODATIONS: Restrooms |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Baseball/Softball Field |
| Drakes Creek North Park Contains 120 acres |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Baseball/Softball Field (9) |
WATER ACTIVITIES: Canoeing |
| Drakes Creek South Park Contains 12 acres |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Picnic Area |
WATER ACTIVITIES: Canoeing |
| Environmental Study Area Located on shores of Old Hickory
Lake |
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Hiking Fishing |
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| Hawkins Middle School Park | OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES: Baseball/Softball Field |
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| Hendersonville Memorial Park Gallatin Rd Located on Old Hickory Lake Contains 47 acres Open year around |
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ACCOMMODATIONS: Restrooms Horseshoes |
WATER ACTIVITIES: Boat Rental |
| Lock 3 Recreation Area Operated by U S Army Corps of
Engineers |
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ACCOMMODATIONS: Restrooms Boat Launching |
| Mallard Point |  |
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| Rockland
Recreation Area Rockland Road Operated by U S Army Corps of Engineers Houses museum about Old Hickory Lake |
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: Archery Range Boat Dock |
| Sanders Ferry Park Sanders Ferry Rd Contains 78 acres Located on Old Hickory Lake Open year around |
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OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES: Basketball Court
Bicycling (Protected Roads) |
WATER ACTIVITIES: Boat Launching |
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| Sertoma Park Wessington Place |
Located at Wessington Place Elementary School | OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES: Baseball/Softball Field |
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RESTAURANTS
Restaurants recommended by the townspeople:
| Center Point
Bar-B-Que Gallatin & Center Point Rd |
Mallard’s
Restaurant Sanders Ferry Rd |
Mason Jar Restaurant Gallatin Road |
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SISTER CITIES
To follow are sister cities across the
United States with the same name as this city:
| Hendersonville NC 28739 | Hendersonville PA 15339 |
| Golf Tournament | Nashville Symphony at Rock Castle |
| Held middle of April Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce Held at Country Hills Golf Club |
Held first part of July At Rock Castle |
| Brass Bike Ride Across Sumner Co | Cedar Lane Festival |
| Held middle of August Bike rides of 15, 35,. and 75 miles 5K run |
Held last of August At Bradford-Berry House Three day event Carnival Rides, Food, and Craft Booths Entertainment for Children |
| Christmas Parade | Held first part of December |
| SIZE |
| Square Miles: | 34 |
| Miles of City Streets: | 310 |
| POPULATION |
| 1970 | 13,253 |
| 1980 | 17,191 |
| 1990 | 32,188 |
| ELEVATION | LOCATION CODES |
| Feet: 846 | Zip: 37075 Phone Prefix: 264, 822, 824, 826 |
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