. Historic towns of the Southern States. ols of theology, law, medi-cine, pharmacy, music and art. They are theglory of Nashville. The throng of teachers and students help togive it the charm of a literary and intellectualatmosphere. Right justly may it be called theAthens of the South. Vanderbilt Univer-sity and Peabody Normal College, with theirbeautiful parks and clusters of fine buildings. Nashville 501 are institutions of which any city might be proud. In 1880, Nashville celebrated its Centennialin honor of the founding of the city. It wasan inspiring occasion, but the Centennial ofthe St
. Historic towns of the Southern States. ols of theology, law, medi-cine, pharmacy, music and art. They are theglory of Nashville. The throng of teachers and students help togive it the charm of a literary and intellectualatmosphere. Right justly may it be called theAthens of the South. Vanderbilt Univer-sity and Peabody Normal College, with theirbeautiful parks and clusters of fine buildings. Nashville 501 are institutions of which any city might be proud. In 1880, Nashville celebrated its Centennialin honor of the founding of the city. It wasan inspiring occasion, but the Centennial ofthe State of Tennessee, celebrated at the capi-tal in 1896-97, crowned the city with laurelsthat will long be remembered with honorablepride. It was a revelation,—a noble memorialof a century of statehood. The dream ofJames Robertson, the father and founder ofNashville, was more than realized. In a littlemore than a century of progress, the camp ofthe brave little colony on the bank of theCumberland had grown into a splendid South-ern LOUISVILLE THE GATEWAY CITY TO THE SOUTHBy LUCIEN V. RULE BEAUTIFUL of situation is Louisville,the metropolis of Kentucky, and theGateway City to the South. Builded alongthe Ohio at the Falls, the river stretchesaway to the northeast in a sheet of waternearly a mile wide and six miles in extent witha scarcely perceptible current, making one ofthe finest harbors in the whole course of this Rhine of America. Circling hills surroundthe city, and the parks upon them are unsur-passed in this section of the country. Theavenues are broad and well shaded, and whilethe residences are, as a rule, handsomely mod-ern, many splendid specimens of Colonial archi-tecture are to be seen. The homesteads in thesuburbs are delightful, dreamy retreats, and theriver valley is as fertile as that of the Jordan. 503 504 Louisville As the visitor approaches over any one ofthe railroads leadintr into Louisville and looksupon the charming scene just outlined, hemay recall
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