The Hermitage

The Hermitage is the former home of President (and General) Andrew Jackson.  Known as "Old Hickory", part of Jackson's legacy is that while fighting in the French and Indian Wars in the early 19th century, he was wounded at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and subsequently rescued by Junaluska, a Cherokee chief who, along with 500 of his men, had fought with Jackson against the Creeks.  During his second term as President, Jackson appointed the man who negotiated a treaty with a small band of Cherokee, which resulted in the forced Removal of the Cherokee from North Carolina and Georgia to Oklahoma, along what became known as the "Trail of Tears".  Following the signing of the treaty, Junaluska is said to have remarked ""If I had known that Jackson would drive us from our homes, I would have killed him that day at the Horseshoe".

The preservation of The Hermitage began in 1889, 44 years after Jackson's death and continued until well into the 20th century.  Today, the mansion sits on over 1,000 acres of farmland outside of Nashville, Tennessee, and has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

The mansion:

The grounds:

The farm: