Robertson Island, Tennessee

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Robertson Island is an island on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. [1] It is near its crossing with the Richland Creek. [1] It is the biggest island between Old Hickory Dam and Cheatham Dam. [1] It is close to the Tennessee State Penitentiary. [2]

History

The island was first settled by James Robertson, after whom it was named. [3] It later belonged to Leonard Cheatham, who named his plantation Westover. [3] He later sold it to Mark R. Cockrill. [3]

The plantation great house was demolished in 1936. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gonzalez, Tony (February 13, 2015). "Future charted for Hill's Island, a gem in the Cumberland". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Images of Robertson Island and Tennessee State Penitentiary and Cumberland River from 1930 (Approx)". McCraken County Public Library. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Losson, Christopher (1989). Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors: Frank Cheatham and His Confederate Division . Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. p.  293. ISBN   9780870496158. OCLC   19742044 . Retrieved February 12, 2016. Mark R. Cockrill.

36°10′20″N86°54′00″W / 36.1723°N 86.8999°W / 36.1723; -86.8999


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