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Whence We Come
Located about 30 miles east of Nashville, Lebanon is home to Tournament Games and to all
the folks who work to bring it to you. Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County,
situated among the beautiful rolling hills of Middle Tennessee. The city was authorized by
the Tennessee General Assembly in 1801 and built around a spring in a grove of red cedars.
Those cedars, as a reminder of the Biblical Land of Cedars, gave Lebanon its name.
The city quickly became a center of commerce, culture and education. The Presbyterian
Church founded Cumberland University in 1842. Some famous people passed through the
university and its law school but, unfortunately, the school’s major mention in the
history books is the infamous college football loss in 1916. Cumberland took on Georgia
Tech, coached by John Heisman (yes, the one for whom the Heisman Trophy was named), and
lost a squeaker 222 to 0.
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City Hall
formerly Historic Castle Heights Military Academy
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The city and the area around Lebanon saw thousands of Confederate and Federal forces pass
through during the Civil War. A statue of Confederate General Robert H. Hatton, who died
at the Battle of Seven Pines defending Richmond, Virginia in May of 1862, stands in the
middle of the town square, a square that is still regarded as the center of Lebanon and a
reference point for tourists and travelers.
War returned to Lebanon, originally called “one of the prettiest of Tennessee’s
country towns”, as the Second Army conducted maneuvers in the area. General
Patton’s tanks rumbled through the town before being deployed to Europe during World
War II.
The offices of Tournament Games are about 150 yards from the former law office of Sam
Houston who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1827 to 1829. Houston also served as
President of the Republic of Texas.
Today, Lebanon is known as the “Antique City of the South” with numerous
restored 19th century storefronts and antique stores surrounding the town square.
It’s a nice little town and we’re proud to have Nashville as a suburb.
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