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MSN Encarta - Nashville (906 words) |
 | Nashville is an important transportation crossroads for the state of Tennessee, and three interstate highways converge in the city. |
 | In 1897 Nashville and the L & N sponsored the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, one of the grandest of several such exhibitions that displayed the New South’s spirit of enterprise and progress. |
 | During the 1960s Nashville was also an important center for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, especially among students in local universities who led in the organization of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. |
| Mark Green - Mark Green Looks To Nashville as a Homecoming (442 words) |
 | The new 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway replaces the old Nashville Speedway USA, which is a much shorter.596-mile oval. |
 | Nashville Speedway USA has a lot of history for me, and for racing in general. |
 | The new speedway remains a little bit of a mystery to many drivers on the series who will drive on the track for the first time on Thursday. |