Brentwood, Tennessee
| Brentwood, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
Brentwood City Hall
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| Motto: Ardens Fide "Burning faith" |
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 Location of Brentwood, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°59′53″N 86°47′33″W / 35.99806°N 86.79250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Williamson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.6 sq mi (89.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 40,982 (est.) |
| • Density | 676.7/sq mi (261.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 37024, 37027 |
| Area code(s) | 615,629 |
| FIPS code | 47-08280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1278282 |
| Website | www |
Brentwood is a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee; located in both Williamson County and Davidson County, it is known for its rolling hills as well as being one of the wealthiest cities in America relative to average cost of living. The population was 37,060 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, and estimated at 40,982 in 2014.
The first known residents of Brentwood were prehistoric Native Americans. Known as Mound Indians or Stone Box Indians, these Mississippian-period people built mounds with ceremonial buildings. Such early villages have been found in the Meadowlake subdivision, at the library site on Concord Road and at Primm Historic Park where the largest of the mounds is still visible today. By 1300 the groups had seemingly disappeared. No one knows if it was due to disease or to their choosing to leave because of threat of warfare.
When the early white settlers arrived in Brentwood in the late 1700s, the area had become a hunting ground for nomadic Native Americans coming up from Georgia and Alabama. This resulted in many conflicts. At least one massacre occurred in 1786 at the Southerland Mayfield family fort at Wilson Pike and Old Smyrna Road. Mayfield and two other men were killed and his son George was taken captive for ten years.
Some of the first families were those of James Sneed, Robert Irvin Moore, Thomas Hardeman, Gresham Hunt, Samuel and Andrew Crockett, and John Edmondson who arrived well before 1800. The Holts, Herberts, Frosts, Hadleys, Hightowers, McGavocks, and Owens soon followed. Many of these families were given land grants because of service in the Virginia or North Carolina troops during the Revolutionary War. Many of these families historic homes are still on display today.
The Cool Springs House, now located in Crockett Park, was owned by Dr. Robert Carothers and his wife Martha Crockett. In 1974, after several other homeowners enjoyed and renovated this home on its original piece of land, at the intersection of Mallory Lane and Cool Springs Blvd, the city of Brentwood moved the home to its current location of Crockett Park. This was due to rapid growth and development of the Cool Springs area, where new stores, homes and other real estate projects are occurring to this day.
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