Madison, Tennessee

Madison, Tennessee

Madison, Tennessee is a city Davidson County, Tennessee in the United States. It is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

Originally chartered as Madison Station, Tennessee, the community in northern Davidson County now lacks its own legal identity. However, Madison has a rich and fascinating history of its 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, Tennessee 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, Inglewood, and downtown Nashville.

The local population is ethnically diverse. With a large Hispanic population, Madison has several small shopping centers and Hispanic-American owned businesses. Many African-Americans and European-Americans reside in this area as well.

Major roads that run through Madison are Old Hickory Boulevard and Gallatin Pike {U.S. Route 31E). Briley Parkway (State Route 155) separates Madison from Nashville on the south.

Old Hickory Blvd (State Route 45) is a section of the historic Trail of Tears, the route of the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from North Carolina to Oklahoma, directed by U.S. President Andrew Jackson. This historic route passes directly by Andrew Jackson's estate, The Hermitage, in the neighboring community of Old Hickory, Tennessee.

The public High School in this area is Hunter's Lane Comprehensive High School. A private school, B.C. Goodpasture Christian School, is also located within Madison. Prior to the opening of Hunter's Lane, the public high school for the area was Madison High School.

There are two public parks within Madison; Madison Park and Cedar Hill Park.

Madison is also home to many shopping centers. The Upper Madison Area, also known as the Rivergate Area, is home to many retail stores such as:

*Old Navy
*TJ Maxx
*Books-a-Million
*Wal-Mart and Sam's Club
*Pier One
*Best Buy

The many of the shopping centers are built around the Rivergate Mall in neighboring Goodlettsville. The Rivergate Area is split between Madison and Goodlettsville respectively.

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 nearby Briley Parkway.

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