SPRING HILL Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill 199 Town Center Parkway, P.O. Box 789 • Spring Hill, TN 37174 • 931-486-2252 SpringHillTn.org • Population: 43,769 Photo: TN Tourism
Spring Hill is in the southern section of the county
and is located in both Williamson and Maury Counties. Native Americans once hunted on the land, including tribes from the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Shawnee. Today, historic mansions, churches, and plantations still stand, serving as a reminder of the early settlers who arrived with land grants. The most notable plantation is Rippavilla Plantation, built in 1855. The plantation offers tours of the 10,000 sq. ft. mansion, barns, and a slave cabin, all situated on 100 acres of rolling hills. Adjacent to the mansion is the Civil War site of the Battle of Spring Hill and Civil War cemeteries. Residents can enjoy plenty of green spaces to play, relax, or exercise at one of the city’s five parks, all with various amenities. The 30-acre Port Royal Park is the city’s largest park, with an ADA accessible playground, a splash pad with water spray features, concessions, restrooms, football and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, a walking path, picnic pavilions, and an amphitheater with seating for movie
nights. The Walnut Street Skate Park is designed for skateboards, inline skates, BMX and freestyle bicycles, and non-motorized scooters. The Spring Hill Library is located at 144 Kedron Parkway in Spring Hill. Any resident of Williamson or Maury County may access the library’s services. Getting your child involved with a sports team is simple with several youth leagues that offer local competitive team play for ages 4-18. • Spring Hill Lions Club, SpringHillTNLionsClub.org: baseball and softball • South Williamson Athletics, SWATN.org: baseball, softball, basketball, and volleyball • Spring Hill Hawks, SpringHillHawks.com: football, flag football, and cheerleading The city provides residential and commercial trash pickup throughout the community. The city contracts with Waste Management that provides weekly curbside garbage pickup. Recyclables are collected every other week on the same day garbage is collected. For more information go to SpringHillTn.org.
THE TOWN of THOMPSON’S STATION
Thompson’s Station boasts more than 300 acres of parks, leading Williamson County in preserving open spaces. The Sarah Benson Park has miles of jogging trails, a playground, pavilions, and a stage for special events. Alexander Trail connects to Heritage Park and is a bike friendly trek. Nutro Dog Park was built by the Town and Mars Petcare. Take water for you and your pet, as there is no water access. Other parks include Heritage Park with baseball fields and wooded walking trails.
Youth and adult sports leagues are organized through South Williamson Athletics (SWATN.org). The league offers team play for baseball, basketball, softball, and volleyball. In an effort to support a high quality of life, the town has received several grants to interconnect area park trails and add paved trails connecting schools and subdivisions. For more information, go to Thompsons-Station.com.
1550 Thompson’s Station Road West, P.O. Box 100 • Thompson’s Station, TN 37179 615.794.4333 • Thompsons-Station.com • Population: 6,567
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