Gallatin (pop. 23,000) was founded in 1802 and named for Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Gallatin is an industrial and agricultural marketplace with tobacco and soybean farming, dairy farming and the manufacture of farm products supporting the community.
The Sumner County Museum in Gallatin features more than 250,000 artifacts which include fossils, Native American and African American displays, antique toys, pioneer and early settler goods and tools of various trades.
Address: Sumner County Museum, 183 West Main Street, Gallatin, TN 37066-3252, United States
Phone: 1 (615) 451-3738, Fax: 1 (615) 451-0878
Hours:
April 1 to October 31: 9am-4:30pm; Sun:1pm-4:30pm; Closed: Mon, Tue
James Trousdale built the first house in Gallatin in the early 1800s. Julius Augustus Trousdale, grandson of James Trousdale, lived in this mansion until his death in 1899. Julius was Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Tennessee and served in the War of 1812, 1836 Seminole War in Florida and the Mexican War.
Hours:
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
Tips: Grounds open daily - Mansion tours available by appointment only.