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Originally chartered as Madison Station, Tennessee the community in northern Davidson County is now a suburb of Nashville; but Madison, TN has a rich and fascinating history of her own. What is now the multi-lane highway through Madison was only a bison trace when famed Long Hunters Thomas Sharpe "Big Foot" Spencer and Kasper Mansker trod that path between what is now Sumner County and the Big French Lick on the Cumberland River. Madison is a connecting suburb. Along its avenues a person has possibilities of getting to Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Gallatin, and even downtown Nashville, TN. Madison has a culture of its own. There are a variety of people in this one small area. With a large Hispanic population, Madison has several small shopping centers and Hispanic-American owned businesses. Many African-American and European-Americans reside in this area as well. Major roads that run through Madison are Old Hickory Boulevard and Gallatin Pike. Briley Parkway ( Tennessee State Route 155 ) separates Madison from Inglewood on the south. Madison is the location of the Nashville National Cemetery. It and Spring Hill Cemetery , across Gallatin Pike, delineated the generally-accepted boundary between Madison and Inglewood prior to the construction of Briley Parkway, which is nearby. SHOPPING: Opry Mills, Rivergate Mall, Green Hills, 100 Oaks, Bellvue Mall, and Cool Springs |
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