Nashville french lick

Early trading at French Lick, or the Big Salt Springs on the Cumberland River, involved all of the players in the imperial struggle of the eighteenth century. A natural magnet for wild game, French Lick had long attracted native hunters before French and English traders arrived. The territory between the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers was a hunting ground for many tribes. The Shawnees occupied the area in the seventeenth century, but by , the Cherokees and Chickasaws were driving the Shawnees north. Traders from New Orleans and from the Illinois country came in to offer manufactured goods for pelts.

This article pertains to the history of Nashville , the state capital of Tennessee. The first known settlers in the area of modern Nashville were Native Americans who arrived in the region by at least 13, BC during the Paleoindian period of regional prehistory. All archaeological evidence for Mississippian culture appears to vanish from the Nashville area by around AD — Archaeologists believe this regional collapse may have been the result of extreme pressures brought on by rapid population growth and dwindling resource availability following prolonged droughts leading to increased occurrences of disease, nutritional deficiencies, and warfare.

Long before the first Europeans set foot in middle Tennessee, Native Americans populated this region of rolling hills, dense forests, and plentiful grasslands. Large herds of deer and buffalo made the region an excellent hunting ground. However, by the late 18th century, when the first settlers arrived, continuing warfare over access to the area's rich hunting grounds had forced the various battling tribes to move away. Though there were no native villages in the immediate area, this did not eliminate conflicts between Native Americans and settlers.

Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. More details. Get driving directions. There is no direct flight from Nashville Airport to Evansville Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 53m and has one stopover.