Hill's Island

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Hill's Island is an island on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. [1] [2] It is the fourth smallest island between Old Hickory Dam and Cheatham Dam. [1] [2] The island is only accessible by boat. [1] The town of Madison, Tennessee can be seen from the island. [1]

History

The island was originally home to Native Americans. [1] It was settled by the Donelson family in the 1780s. [1] Later, it was acquired by Henry R.W. Hill, who ran a plantation with slave labor at this location. [1] By the 1880s, it was purchased by Ellen G. White. [3] The island was then used by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. [3]

The island was donated by the Adventist Health System to the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation in 2006. [1] As of 2015, the foundation planned to turn the island into an education opportunity for schoolchildren to experience the Tennessee wilderness. [1] The island is home to "deer, turkey, herons, raccoons, snakes, otters, and a bald eagle." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gonzalez, Tony (February 13, 2015). "Future charted for Hill's Island, a gem in the Cumberland". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Gonzalez, Tony (February 13, 2015). "4 next steps for future of Hill's Island". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hill's Island Executive Summary" (PDF). Retrieved February 12, 2016.

36°15′07″N86°40′00″W / 36.2519°N 86.6666°W / 36.2519; -86.6666



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