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Horses of Belle Meade
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Harding Cabin
100
Who did John Harding marry in 1806?
Who is Susannah Shute Harding?
100
Which Presidential couple stayed in the guest hall?
Who are First Lady Francis Cleveland and President Grover Cleveland?
100
What year did John Harding purchase Belle Meade (then known as Dunham Station)?
When is 1807?
100
Who is John Harding?
100
What architecture is the Mansion as we know it today?
What is Greek Revival?
100
This special glass was made by infusing gold into glass to create a vibrant color. It served as a sign of wealth to guests.
What is Ruby Glass.
100
Where was William Giles Harding imprisoned in the north for aiding the confederate cause?
What is Mackinac Island in Michigan?
100
This is one of the most famous horses to stud at Belle Meade. He became the first American Horse to win an English derby. After his death, the family made his hooves into the inkwells in the library.
Who is Iroquois.
100
Which generation of the Harding-Jackson family saw the height of Stud farming here at Belle Meade? What are their names?
Who are William Hicks Jackson and Selene Harding-Jackson the 3rd generation?
100
What time period/era was the Harding Cabin built? *Hint- think of the tours that happen there*
What is the Frontier?
200
This enslaved individual was gifted to William Giles Harding and Mary Selena McNairy for their wedding. How old was this person when they were gifted?
Who is Robert "Bob" Greene? He was given as gift when he was a baby.
200
This US president is believed to have visited Belle Meade frequently and might have boarded horses here. He is well known for owning another plantation in Nashville (the Hermitage).
Who is Andrew Jackson?
200
Why was Belle Meade valuable land in the early 1800s?
Belle Meade was located close to the Natchez Trace (444 mile historical road connecting TN, AL, and MS).
200
Who is William Giles Harding?
200
These areas of the Mansion used to be open to the elements, that's why they're called _______.
What are breezeways?
200
What did people use before flushable toilets?
What are Chamber pots and outhouses?
200
How much money did William Giles Harding donate to the confederate army? How much is that in today's money?
How much is $500,000? Equal to $16 million
200
This horse was one of the greatest sires to live at Belle Meade. His descendants include Sea Biscuit and Secretariat. His bloodline has produced 11 out of the past 13 triple crown winners.
Who is Bonnie Scotland?
200
What are the items pictured here? Why are they important to Belle Meade? Bonus— What year were they registered?
What are Jockey Silks? The Maroon Silks were specific to Belle Meade so when jockeys wore them to race horses everyone knew they were on a Belle Meade Horse. 1823
200
Who are all of the families that inhabited Harding Cabin? (that we know of)
Who are the Dunhams, the Hardings, and the Greenes?
300
How many wives did William Giles Harding have? What were their names?
Who are Mary Selena McNairy and Elizabeth McGavock?
300
This President (a known hunter) visited the Belle Meade Deer Park. He was the 26th president of the United States.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
300
What trades or businesses did John Harding operate on Belle Meade?
What are the Grist Mill, Blacksmith Shop, and Cotton Gin?
300
This enslaved individual was Head Hostler at Belle Meade. He was very well-respected for his knowledge of horses. He stayed on at Belle Meade post-emancipation on a labor contract.
Who is Robert "Bob" Greene?
300
In 1851 and potentially disastrous event happened in the mansions that spurred renovation, what happened?
What is a fire?
300
This object allowed people to listen to music in the late 19th century. It was invented in 1887.
What is the gramophone?
300
When was Nashville captured by the Union Army?
When is 1862? Nashville was one of the first confederate strongholds to fall to the Union.
300
THis horse was named after a Cincinatti newspaper. When he died WGH erected a monument in his honor, which now stands near the Smokehouse.
Who is Enquirer?
300
It was enslaved workers who typically handled the horses at Belle Meade what are some of the jobs an enslaved individual might have?
What are hostlers, grooms, jockeys, carriage drivers, etc.?
300
What architectural style is the Harding Cabin? Can you describe what elements make it this style?
What is a dogtrot cabin? Dog trot cabins are made up of two "rooms" connected by an open hallway or breezeway. This breeze way could be used as a third room in the warmer months.
400
Who were the main owners of Belle Meade from the 3rd generation?
Who are Selene Harding Jackson and William Hicks Jackson?
400
Which famous frontiersman and TN politician visited Belle Meade in 1835?
Who is David "Davy" Crockett?
400
Before the Natchez Trace was established, the route was used by others, who used the trail and what was it used for?
Who are the Native Americans? They used parts of the Trace as hunting trails.
400
This enslaved individual was part Native American, having Creek heritage. She might have been illegally enslaved. She worked as a domestic servant and was known for her famous syllabub.
Who is Susanna Carter?
400
When was the Mansion original commissioned to be built? What architectural style was the original house built in?
When is 1820? What is the Federalist style?
400
This incredible invention was added to the house after the Harding Jackson Family lived there. It consist of pipes punctured with small pinholes so water could spray from all directions.
What is a needle point shower?
400
While WGH was imprisoned, who was in charge of Belle Meade?
Who are Elizabeth (McGavock) Harding and her daughters Mary Elizabeth and Selene?
400
This horse is one of the best known mares (female horse) at Belle Meade. She was a gorgeous white/gray and was one of WGH's most prized horses. She was renowned for winning four-mile races.
Who is Gamma?
400
Where did thoroughbreds like Bonnie Scotland and Iroquois live and stay on the property? *Trick question*
What are the thoroughbred stables and paddocks? These ARE NOT the stales in the carriage house, which were sued for family and guest horses. We arent sure were the thoroughbred stables would have been.
400
There were 3 enslaved individuals who lived with the Harding Cabin with the family before the slave quarters were built, what were their names?
Who are Ben, Patrick and Dicey?
500
Who did Susanna Carter (domestic servant) marry? What was his job?
Who is Isaac "Ike" Carter? He worked the stock farm.
500
Where did John Harding and his family live before moving to Tennessee and eventually purchasing Belle Meade?
Where is Goochland, Virginia?
500
This woman was a a member of the Harding-Jacksons' extended family. She came to live with the family to help care for the children and the house. She lived in the upstairs apartment.
Who is Elizabeth "Cousin Lizzie" Hoover?
500
The back porch's ceiling is painted in a specific shade of light turquoise-y blue. What is the name of this color or why do many southern homes paint their porch ceilings this shade?
What is Haint Blue? It was believed to ward off evil spirits. The blue shade was meant to trick ghosts or spirits into thinking it was the sky which they would pass through or water which they could not cross Bug deterrent Believed to trick wasps and bugs that the porch ceiling was the sky. This is not scientifically proven, but may have still worked given that most of the paints contained lye which is an insect repellent
500
These are Victorian Era theater characters that became household names, and many of these statues were made. They are in Spanish dress because their characters were Spaniard
Who are Don Juan and Don Cesar?
500
What is emancipation? How did it affect the formerly enslaved at Belle Meade?
President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation stated that all enslaved individuals in the confederate territories engaging in rebellion against the union were declared free. This proclamation did not apply to Belle Meade's enslaved because Belle Meade was in Union territory at the time. But after the war, the enslaved were emancipated and some stayed on labor contracts.
500
This horse was sired by Bonnie Scotland. He was named after the Governor of Kentucky at the time. He was renowned for winning 22 out of 24 races in one year.
Who is Luke Blackburn?
500
Every year Belle Meade would participate in sales of one-year-old thoroughbred horses raised for racing, what are these sales called?
What are Yearling Auctions?
500
Thanks to a special analysis that tests the age of the wood (trees) used to build the cabin, that one side may be older. What is the name of this test?
What is dendrochronology?