The Hermitage
By Gary Gilbert
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Hermitage is Andrew Jackson's home in Nashville Tennessee. The 7th President lived here. Andrew Jackson became famous due to his success at the Battle of New Orleans which ended the War of 1812. A controversial president, who closed the Second Bank of the United States to curtail the power of banks, who initated the movement of the Cherokee Nation along the Trail of Tears, and who was a federalist and slave owner. The image on the $20 bill is Jackson. See http://www.thehermitage.com/ for information about Jackson and the museum.
The front of the home.
Close up of one of the pillars.
Close up of one of the windows.
The Hermitage is a privately run museum. The docent leads small groups (about a dozen people) through the home. The rest of the grounds are self guided.
An Empress tree. Interesting bark and seeds.
The back porch of the home.
Jackson was a slave owner. These are reconstructed slave quarters.
Jackson lived in this home before building the Hermitage.
Corn
Magnolia blossom, not quite ready to open.
Crypt of Andrew Jackson and his wife Rebecca.
A current resident of the property.
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