The West Nashville Development Co. had an 1889 streetcar line that led to development of Cherokee, Richland and Clifton parks.

Cherokee Park like Glendale Park had amusements, concerts, dances and in addition four sulfur springs valued for their mineral waters. While a small part of the 83-acre Cherokee Park became a city park, most trolley parks were eventually subdivided for residences and did not come into the city's 1901 public parks system. At the same time, their popularity served to prove to local politicians that Nashvillians were eager for park development and would support it....

CREDITS: Leland R. Johnson, "The Parks of Nashville"