Old Hickory Lock and Dam

Hendersonville, Italy

Old Hickory Lock and Dam is a dam located in middle Tennessee on the Cumberland River at river mile 216.2 in Sumner and Davidson Counties, approximately 25 miles (40 km) upstream from Nashville. The reservoir behind the dam is Old Hickory Lake. The dam and lake are named after President Andrew Jacks

on (nicknamed "Old Hickory"), who lived in the vicinity at The Hermitage.

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