Ashland City, Tennessee Ashland City, Tennessee Cheatham County Courthouse in Ashland City Cheatham County Courthouse in Ashland City Location of Ashland City, Tennessee Location of Ashland City, Tennessee Ashland City is a town in and the governmental center of county of Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States.
Ashland City was created in 1856 as a governmental center of county for the newly established Cheatham County.
The temporary structure was replaced by the present courthouse in 1869. Ashland City was officially incorporated in 1859. The first primary industry in the Ashland City region was the forge directed by Montgomery Bell at the Narrows of the Harpeth, a several miles to the southwest, which was established in 1818.
In 1835, Samuel Watson established a gristmill and powder foundry along Sycamore Creek, just north of Ashland City.
The town/city was either titled after Henry Clay's estate Ashland or by an act of the General Assembly of Tennessee in 1859, when the town/city was incorporated, who were inspired by the ash trees in the area.
Originally called Ashland, "City" was added to the name after the incorporation. Ashland City is positioned near the center of Cheatham County at 36 16 5 N 87 3 18 W (36.267954, -87.054877), in a bottomland along the northeast bank of the Cumberland River, a several miles upstream from the river's confluence with the Harpeth River.
The Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area covers most of the hilly region on the opposite side of the Cumberland.
Ashland City is centered on the junction of Tennessee State Route 12, which joins the town with Nashville to the southeast and Clarksville to the northwest, and Tennessee State Route 49, which joins the town/city to Springfield and Kentucky to the northeast and Charlotte to the west.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 10.8 square miles (28.1 km2), including 26.2 square kilometres (10.1 sq mi) of territory and 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2), or 6.95%, water. Sydney's Bluff, positioned on the opposite bank of the Cumberland River, is visible from most parts of the city, especially from the residentiary districts which are assembled on hills rising to the north of the river flood plain.
Cheatham Lake is a large recreational region that extends up the Cumberland River past Ashland City and is directed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
The lake area, formed by Cheatham Lock and Dam 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest of the town, offers many outside experiences such as camping, fishing, wildlife viewing, water sports, swimming, and multiple children's play areas.
The biggest manufacturing operation in Ashland City is A.
The town/city limits were recently extended southeast along State Highway 12 to the Davidson County line.
This expansion incorporated the Cheatham County Industrial Park, which includes Triton Boat as well as barge building operations, paper products, and concrete manufacturers along the Cumberland River.
Ashland City trade is served by the Nashville & Western Railroad (which is a division of the Nashville and Eastern Railroad corporation).
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Ashland City town, Tennessee".
"Ashland City Past," 2006 2012.
Originally presented as Goodspeed's History of Cheatham County, Tennessee by the Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ashland City.
Town of Ashland City official website Municipalities and communities of Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States County seat: Ashland City Ashland City Kingston Springs Pegram
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