Hertmitage is a section of Metropolitan
Nashville, Tennessee located in eastern Davidson County, adjacent to,
and named
in honor of, The Hermitage, home
of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. Though the area
is incorporated as part of the Nashville/Davidson County metropolitan government,
it maintains its own identity as a residential and commercial suburban
area.
Hermitage is located
immediately to the east of Donelson, another Nashville borough which is named
in honor of Jackson's father-in-law John Donelson,
and just to the west of Mount Juliet in adjacent Wilson County. A rural
area only thirty years ago, Hermitage is now a thriving suburb with a highly-developed
network of retail stores and typical suburban tract houses ranging from
the "starter home" to the "executive residence". An
array of apartments exists as well. Major throughfares include U.S. Highway
70, Interstate 40, and Tennessee State Route 45. In spring 2006, the city
will have a station on the new Music City Star commuter rail service.
Hermitage is divided from Donelson by the Stones River and its bottom
lands, Clover Bottom. It has benefitted greatly from the empoundment of
the Stones by J. Percy Priest Dam, a nearby United States Army Corps of
Engineers project, which provides a great deal of recreation opportunities,
particularly in the summer months, and which has contributed greatly to
the desirability and value of the area's real estate. Hermitage and Donelson
are often thought of as something of a unit, and even have a joint Chamber
of Commerce and Christmas parade.

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