Athens of the New South

In 2013, the New York Times identified Nashville as America's "it" city- a leading hub of music, culture, technology, food, and business. But long before, the Tennessee captial was known as the "Athens of the South," as a reflection of the city's reputation for the investment in its institution of higher education, which especially blossomed after the end of the Civil War and through the New South Era from 1865 to 1930.

In 2013, New York Times a identificat Nashville drept orasul „it” al Americii - un centru de lider al muzicii, culturii, tehnologiei, alimentatiei si afacerilor. Dar cu mult inainte, capitala din Tennessee era cunoscuta sub numele de „Atena din Sud”, ca o reflectare a reputatiei orasului pentru investitia in institutia sa de invatamant superior, care a inflorit in special dupa sfarsitul Razboiului Civil si prin Noul Sud Era din 1865 pana in 1930.