The City by the Lake

The City by the Lake, A History of Hendersonville, Tennesseee, 1780-1969
by Timothy L. Takacs

CONTENTS
FOREWORD: ix

PROLOGUE: Drakes Creek 1

PART I: THE VILLAGE 1799-1945

CHAPTER 1: Antebellum Hendersonville 14

CHAPTER 2: From the Iron Horse to Incorporation 28

CHAPTER 3: The Seeds of Change 49

CHAPTER 4: The Blue Grass Line 60

CHAPTER 5: Grasslands 77

CHAPTER 6: Hard Times in the Thirties 99

CHAPTER 7: War Comes to Hendersonville 124

PART II: THE TOWN 1945-1969

CHAPTER 8: The Civic Club and the Post-War Period 143

CHAPTER 9: Gallatin Road 178

CHAPTER 10: The Lake 241

CHAPTER 11: Boom Town 309

CHAPTER 12: The City 370

APPENDICES 405

CHAPTER NOTES 439

INDEX 481

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The City by the Lake was published by Gateway Press of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1992. If you live in the Middle Tennessee area, you should be able to purchase a copy for $22.95 (more or less) at the following locations:

• First Independent Bank (Hendersonville branch)
• Historic Rock Castle (Hendersonville)
• The Sumner County Archives (Gallatin)

A few years ago my investors and I donated all of the books to benefit Hendersonville's Community Child Care Center. You can order the book from First Independent Bank, 117 Indian Lake Boulevard, Hendersonville, Tennessee 37075. The bank's phone number is (615) 822-8600, and the person to speak to at the Bank about ordering the book is Bruce Carter. You should also ask about Volume II of The City by the Lake, which was written by Jamie Clary and published in 1999 by Gateway Press.