Editing Nashville, Indiana (section)

== History ==
Settlement of land in and around Nashville began with the acquisition of land from native populations under the 1809 [[Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)|Treaty of Fort Wayne]].  This was expanded with more acquisitions under the 1818 [[Treaty of St. Mary's]].  Founded in 1836 by county agent Banner C. Brummett, it was first named Jacksonburg.<ref name="Blanchard">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC | title=Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical | publisher=F.A. Battey & Company | author=Blanchard, Charles | year=1884 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC/page/n727 723]}}</ref>  The population of the entire county was estimated to be 150 in 1830.  The first Nashville courthouse was constructed in 1837 and a jail was added in the same year.  By 1840, area population had grown to 2,364.  The town was officially incorporated in 1872.<ref name="Blanchard" />  By the turn of the century, heavy logging in the area had caused significant deforestation which resulted in dramatic erosion problems.

[[Image:NashvilleIndiana1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Entrance to a shop in the Bartley House]]
In the early twentieth century, a number of artists settled in the area, most notably [[T. C. Steele]], the [[American Impressionism|American Impressionist]] painter.  These artists were the basis for the [[Brown County Art Colony]], which continues to this day as the Brown County Art Guild.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcartguild.com/ |title=Brown County Art Guild |access-date=August 30, 2010}}</ref>

The [[Brown County Courthouse Historic District]] and [[F.P. Taggart Store]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>