Nolensville

While traveling along Mill Creek just south of Nashville in 1797, legend claims that a broken wagon wheel suspended the travel of pioneer William Nolen and his family. Instead of forging ahead, the Nolens opted to settle in this fertile, game—filled land. The town, still symbolized by a broken wheel, has weathered the Civil War, the Great Depression, destructive floods, and devastating fires. Once a stop along a major stagecoach route to Nashville, Nolensville's small—town character and pro...