Jackson and Indians on a Timeline of All Recorded History

This is Bicentennial State Park, with a view of the Tennessee State Capitol on the high ground beyond. It is in Nashville, which was the headquarters of Andrew Jackson for most of his life. Completed in 1996 to mark the 200th anniversary of the state, the park is decorated with a long granite wall of history.

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#Jacksonland as Seen in a Nashville, Tennessee State Office Building

In 1941, Cornwell painted “The Discovery of Tennessee” and “The Development of Tennessee” in the grand entrance to the John Sevier State Office Building in downtown Nashville. The murals, located on opposing walls of the building’s grand entrance, depict two distinct phases of Tennessee history.

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