The Harpeth River is one of the major streams of north-central Middle Tennessee and one of the major tributaries of the Cumberland River. Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties The Cumberland River is an important waterway in the Southern United States.
The Harpeth rises in the westernmost part of Rutherford County, Tennessee, just to the east of the community of College Grove, in eastern Williamson County. Rutherford County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Williamson County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. The upper portion of the river has been contaminated to some extent by the operation of a lead smelting plant located near the Kirkland community which smelted recycled automobile batteries from the 1950s until the 1990s. Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
The stream flows generally westerly into the county seat of Williamson County, Franklin, which has become an affluent suburb of Nashville since the 1960s. Franklin is a city in and the County seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Harpeth has been put under a great strain by the growth of Franklin and the surrounding area, as it is both the source of the area's drinking water supply and the main site of its sewage disposal. Reportedly the Harpeth was navigable by shallow-draft vessels as far upstream as Franklin in the 19th century during periods of high flow; this is hard to envision today. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
At Franklin, the course of the river turns more northwesterly; a few miles northwest of Franklin is the mouth of one of the Harpeth's main tributaries, the West Harpeth, which drains much of the southern portion of Williamson County. Near this site is an attractive antebellum plantation home called, appropriately enough, Meeting of the Waters. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The river in this area flows quite near the Natchez Trace (the original road of that name, not the modern Parkway named for it, which is several miles distant). The Natchez Trace, a 440-mile-long path extending from Natchez Mississippi to Nashville Tennessee, linked the Cumberland, Tennessee and The river shortly crosses into Davidson County and receives the flow of the Little Harpeth River, another important tributary. Davidson County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. The Little Harpeth River rises in Williamson County Tennessee near the Clovercroft community The stream flows near the unincorporated Nashville suburb of Bellevue and shortly after this flows into Cheatham County. Bellevue is a Suburb of Nashville. It is the home of a marginal regional shopping mall the Bellevue Center. Cheatham County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee.
The course of the river in Cheatham County is very meandering. A few miles into Cheatham County it is joined by the flow of another major tributary, the South Harpeth, which drains some of the southwestern portion of Davidson County, southeastern Cheatham County, and a small portion of northwesternmost Williamson County. In Cheatham County is a remarkable civil engineering feet of the early 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar At a place known as the "Narrows of the Harpeth", near a prehistoric site known as Mound Bottom— an area dotted with Native American ceremonial and burial mounds of the Mississippian culture— ironmaster Montgomery Bell built an iron mill, largely through the use of slave labor. Mound Bottom is a prehistoric Native American complex in Cheatham County Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States A mound is a general term for an artificial heaped Pile of Earth, Gravel, Sand, rocks The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern Montgomery Bell ( January 3 1769, Chester County Pennsylvania &ndash April 1 1855, Dickson County Tennessee) was a As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another At a seven mile (11 km) horseshoe bend, Bell's slaves under his direction cut a tunnel through apporoximately 200 yards (180 m) of solid rock, assisted only by black-powder blasting techniques, to build a diversion tunnel to power the mill, which Bell called "Pattison Forge" (often spelled, incorrectly, "Patterson") after his mother's maiden name. Bell was so pleased with this feat that he curtailed some of his other area operations and even built a home near the site. Today, the tunnel and some "slag" are about all that remains of the operation. The tunnel is the main attraction, along with the sheer bluffs at the eastern end of the bend, of Narrows of the Harpeth State Natural Area. The tunnel is a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The following is a partial list of historic civil engineering landmarks as designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers since it began the program in 1964
From this historic site, the flow becomes generally more northerly, but still greatly meandering. The Harpeth soon forms the line between Dickson County and Cheatham County for the last part of its course. Dickson County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. A few miles above the mouth are what are known as the Three Islands; the United States Army Corps of Engineers proposed siting a dam near this location on several occasions and even did some preliminary study toward one, but a favorable cost-benefit ratio could never be satisfactorily shown and the project was never built. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Partially because of this fact, the lower portion of the Harpeth is very popular with canoeists and canoe outfitting businesses exist to rent canoes to them, which is a popular summertime activity with youth groups especially. A canoe is a small narrow Boat, typically human-powered though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors The mouth of the Harpeth into the Cumberland is near Ashland City, the Cheatham County seat. Ashland City is a town in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. Near the mouth is a bridge on State Route 49 named in Montgomery Bell's honor. The mouth is just below the Cumberland's Harpeth Island, and is somewhat submerged by the backwaters of the Corps' Cheatham Dam.
The Harpeth is Middle Tennessee's second longest unimpounded steam (the longest being the Buffalo). The Buffalo River is the longest unimpounded River in Middle Tennessee, flowing through the southern and western portions of that region The origin of the name "Harpeth" is controversial. It is often cited in the area that it is named for the legendary outlaw brothers of the early 19th century in the area, the Harp Brothers, "Big Harp" and "Little Harp"; this is erroneous, as the name exists on maps and documents predating their fame. A late 18th century map, published in London, purportedly shows the steam as the "Fairpath"; there is some dissension about whether the name is of Native American origin or perhaps a corruption of the rather common English name "Harper". The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland There is no dispute that the title of the song "Harper Valley PTA" by Tom T. Hall is derived from this stream, indirectly. " Harper Valley PTA " is a Country music song written by Tom T Tom T Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer, Songwriter, and Hall, long an area resident, says that the song's name derives from Harpeth Valley Elementary School in Davidson County near Bellevue, but he also states that the song was definitely not based on any occurrence there; rather, he simply liked the sound of it.
The lower portion of the Harpeth is designated as a "scenic river" under the Tennessee Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
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