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Ridgetop History
The topography and climate of Ridgetop Tennessee have defined its history. Located at the edge of Highland Rim, Ridgetop is more than 800 feet above sea level. In the 1800's, Sebert Warren and Dave Smiley settled in the area. Smiley was a farmer, a schoolmaster and is believed to have constructed the first house in Ridgetop. One of the town's most prominent men was Theodore Chancy Woodruff. Woodruff owned a store, served as railroad ticket agent and was the town's postmaster. Ridgetop, originally known as Nunley and then as Chancy, took its name from the train stop which was known as Ridgetop Station.
Construction of the L&N Railroad tunnel began in 1902. The tunnel took four years to complete. In 1905 it was hailed as one of the longest self-supporting tunnels in the world. It was approximately 4700 feet long and 22 1/2 feet high. The advent of the tunnel attracted wealth. Nashville residents to Ridgetop. They came during the summer months to escape the summer heat.
In 1891, a wealthy Nashville dentist purchased land in Ridgetop. Soon expensive homes were being built in an exclusive area known as The Enclosure. In 1913, Dr. Charles A. Robertson founded a 25-bed sanitarium in Ridgetop. Known as the Watauga Sanitarium, this private hospital treated patients suffering from tuberculosis. During the time Ridgetop was known as a summer haven for Nashville's elite, there were no churches in the area. These summer visitors founded an interdenominational church in 1899. The church was known as the Oak Dell Church. After the church was destroyed by fire, Highland Chapel Independent Union Church was erected.
Ridgetop continues to thrive today. It is often referred to as a bedroom community of Nashville. Ridgetop continues to be the small community that its founding fathers had envisioned and although easily assessable by the interstate, Ridgetop continues to hold the charm of a relaxed lifestyle.
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My husband and I have recently purchased a house in Ridgetop. We moved to the area a few months ago from IN. Cant wait to move into our home and our new community.
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Just added some more photos to our website. If you have photos of Ridgetop and would like to share, please join and upload to our photo section. Thanks
NEW ROBERTSON COUNTY.NET website. Please check our new website for Robertson County. Join today and invite your friends. http://www.robertsoncounty.net
A class reunion is being planned for everyone who graduated from Greenbrier High School in the 1970's. To get information on the reunion please go to http://www.ghsdecadesreunion.com.
Ridgetop will be having their annual Easter egg hunt on March 27th at 11:00am Ridgetop Station Park. Everyone is invited
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We have 2 Parks - Pioneer Park (3 acres located on Cobb Street West of town) and Ridgetop Station Park (22.45 acres located on Woodruff Road - Route 257 East of town) that welcome the residents of Ridgetop to visit with their families, stroll the paths, view the flora and fauna and just enjoy the ambiance of the wonderful outdoors. These parks need to be noted in the Local Area Information Section of this website.
BSA Troop 151 mets at Highland Chapel Union Church on tuesdays at 6:30. Boy Scouts are for age 10 1/2 and completed the 5th grade and over. SCOUTING building our future LEADERS.
Vacation Bible School set for June 21-26 at Highland Chapel Union Church. 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
Vacation Bible School set for June 1-5 at First Baptist Church. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Re-enactment of John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail encampment scheduled for June13th & June 14th at Ridgetop Station Park.
City Meeting Scheduled for June 16th & June 21 @ 7:00 pm at City Hall
City Meeting Scheduled for June 16th & June 21 @ 7:00 pm at City Hall
City Meeting Scheduled for June 16th & June 21 @ 7:00 pm at City Hall
Ice Cream Supper at Ridgetop Station Park for Aug. 3rd from 2:00-4:00 P.M.
Fish Fry scheduled for July 26th at the Ridgetop Fire Hall from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Skylar Wall wins State-Greenbrier High School junior (Ridgetop resident) Skylar Wall became the first Robertson County athlete in any individual sport to win two state championships Thursday morning.
Wall took first place in the A/AA girl’s pole vault for the second consecutive year.
Wall vaulted nine feet, six inches, which were six inches higher than the second place vaulter Katie Lowery from Anderson County.
Ridgetop was ranked 14th in the United States as a great place to affordably raise children by Business Week.
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