 Sons of Martha (The Construction of the City of Old Hickory)
This article is from a chapter in a book published in 1928 by the Mason & Hanger Company. The book describes the 100-year history of the company that built Old Hickory in 1918 in a period of eight months and a day. The Mason & Hanger Company was the major contractor selected by the U. S. Government to construct the world's largest smokeless powder plant to support the Allies during World War I. This chapter, entitled "Old Hickory", describes the massive requirements of labor and material used to build the manufacturing plant and all of the supporting structures and facilities that became Old Hickory. |
 Nights to remember
Jim Cartwright ('52 ) honored
From The Daily Herald, Columbia, Tennessee
Sunday, August 19, 2001 | Coming to her senses
When Betty Denning Everett ('61) experienced a sudden and permanent loss of hearing, she went as far as mulling suicide, but at her lowest point, something remarkable happened. From The Tennessean Monday, May 1, 2001 |
 2001 Historic Old Hickory Village Home & Garden Tour
June 2, 2001 | 2000 Historic Old Hickory Village Home & Garden Tour
June 3, 2000 |
1999 Historic Old Hickory Village Home & Garden Tour
June 5, 1999 |  History of Cleveland Hall
From the April 1946 issue of the Rayon Yarns, a DuPont publication. |
Historic Marker Dedication
An historic marker was erected on the site of DuPont High School in Old Hickory to commemorate the school's place in Old Hickory history. |  Forgetting our heroes
The story of William Franklin Lyell, Davidson County's last Medal of Honor winner. From the Tennessean Monday, May 31, 1999 |
Memories of Life in the Village
Excerpts from the diary of the little ol' lady down the street...
From the Village Voice | History of DuPont High School
From Old Hickory . . . the first 75 years
by Margaret Marie Tootle |
Better Living, Through Chemistry - Eighty Years of Life in Old Hickory
From the June 18, 1998 issue of The Nashville Scene. | 'That mournful sound'
80 years ago, two trains collided, changing the face of Nashville
From The Tennessean Sunday, July 5, 1998. |
Company Town - Old Hickory Celebrates 80 Years of Architectural History
From The Tennessean Friday, June 12, 1998 article on the Home & Garden Tour. | 1998 Historic Old Hickory Village Home & Garden Tour
In Celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Old Hickory. June 13, 1998 |
 The Old Hickory Flu Epidemic
The influenza epidemic of 1918 hit Old Hickory hard with 465 deaths reported in one month. |  The "Swinging Bridge"
The bridge, located across the Cumberland, was one of several ways used to enter Hadley Bend in 1918. |
Old Hickory's First Modern Elementary School
Back in 1918, a modern 26-room school was built to provide educational opportunities to the children of the families in Old Hickory.
|  Did You Know?
A list of statistics and little known facts about Old Hickory and its history. |
 The Opening Of The Comet Club
From the September 1945 Issue of the Cellophane Observer | For All Those Born Before 1945
We are survivors!
Consider the changes we have witnessed! |
 DuPont Selects Site For Fiber Silk Plant
The contract between the Nashville Industrial Corporation and the DuPont Company was signed on July 13, 1923. |  The Cumberland Freezes
From the February 1940 Issue of the Rayon Yarns (with photos). |
 Railroad Comes To Old Hickory
In the early days of construction of the powder plant, the first major job was to extend the railroad to Old Hickory. |  A Brief History Of The Old Hickory Village
Within the permanent village, ten distinct house types were built. (Includes links to view each house type.)
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Old Hickory Village - The Beginning
In the beginning, all that existed was a need for munitions and a 6,500 acre bend in the Cumberland River. |
