FUN FACTS ABOUT NASHVILLE

#8.  Nashville is where Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States built his home.  Named "The Hermitage", the property boasts a driveway in the shape of a guitar.

#7.  Nashville's Athena Parthenos is the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world.  She stands an impressive 42 feet high in the temple of the Parthenon.

#6.  Nashville is where the phrase "good to the last drop" was first uttered by President Franklin Roosevelt after sipping coffee at Nashville's Maxwell House Hotel.

#5.  Nashville is the home of The Standard Candy Company.  The confectioner has been making the sweet known as the Goo Goo Cluster, a cluster of peanuts, caramel, marshmellow and milk chocolate since 1912.

#4.  Nashville is the birthplace of the popular Grand Ole Opry show.  The original name of the Grand Ole Opry was The WSM Barn Dance.

#3  Nashville was granted the first FM radio license in the United States in 1941

#2  Nashville's iconic Music Row is where Elvis Presley recorded more than 200 of his songs at RCA's historic Studio B.

#1  Nashville is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame.  The windows of the Country Music Hall of Fame are designed to resemble the keys of a piano.

click here to download 2015 Nashville registration pkg Fill out and send in your registration forms NOW!  Or you can fill out the registration scan and email to mikerigdon2000@yahoo.com. 615 889-0800 direct line to hotel  We will send you an email reminder for payment at the end of June.   USS Benjamin Stoddert   USS Jupiter Reunion Nashville, Tennessee - September 8-13, 2015. The Inn at Opryland - $109 + tax Hotel Reservation # 855 584-3466 by Aug. 6, 2015 Free parking - limited motor home spaces PLAN OF THE WEEK Day 1 - Sept 8, Tues - Registration and Hospitality Room 11 AM to 11 PM   Day 2 - Sept 9, Wed - Hospitality Room open 10 AM to 11 PM   Day 3 - Sept 10, Thurs, 9 AM - Tour of the Hermitage - home of Andrew Jackson. Lunch on Your Own at Farmer's Market. WW II Memorial; Vietnam Memorial; Centennial Park; Music Square; Country Music Hall of Fame Museum (7 Hours) $60.   Day 3 Evening: 5:30 to 9:30 PM - Walk to Nashville Nightlife Theatre           for Dinner and Country Music Show $44.   Day 4 - Sept 11, Friday 9 AM - Board the General Jackson for         Lunch/Show while cruising the Cumberland River $90.   Day 4 Evening: 6:15 to 9:15 - The Grand Ole Opry Show $52.   Day 5 - Sept 12, Saturday 9 AM Business Meeting. Hosp. RM 11 AM to 4 PM 10:30 AM - Shuttle to explore Nashville and shop.   Day 5 Evening: 6 PM to 11 PM - Banquet Program with Entertainment $58.   Day 6 - Sept 13, Sunday - Hospitality Room open 8-12 AM.   Departure for home, or stay longer at same Reunion rate, good for 2 days prior to or after Reunion.

Congratulations Gerry & Dee Arnett Jupiter 61-62  1st registration in for Nashville reunion!