The Lady of the Falls
As the story goes ... back in the day Lyndon B. "Pop" Jennings saw a pile of statues in the area now known as the Ellington Agricultural Center, Nashville, TN. These statues named Morning, Noon and Night were life sized sculptures originally created by Wood & Perot's Ornamental Iron Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The statues were surrounded by four colossal freestanding gas lamp fixtures. These four light fixtures once stood on the North and South ends of the Tennessee State Capital Building. In 1958 during a massive renovation project these statues were removed and said to be buried on the Ellington Agricultural Center grounds, which is now headquarters for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, TWRA, and other various agencies. Anyway, as the story goes, Pop Jennings asked permission for one of the statues and after obtaining it, moved the statue (Night) to its present site above Rutledge Falls around 1958. It is said Pop Jennings always referred to this statue as "The Lady of the FaIls". These statues can be seen in a early photo by George Barnard, on the steps of the Tennessee State Capitol building in...
Read moreThis place is amazing! We traveled about an hour to visit and it was more than worth the trip. It was a hot day in July and sitting near the falls the temperature was so much cooler. The water was beautiful, ice cold and crystal clear. So many thanks to the owners for sharing such a beautiful sight with the public. We will...
Read moreFalls beautiful . Went for Valentine's. We've had lots of rain so the falls were really flowing . The lady of the falls is breath taking . You feel that she's watching over you....
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