Community History
Hunters Chase Timeline
| 1990 | Hunters Chase Homeowners Association is formed. |
| 1991 | Hunters Chase development opens; in March, Brian and Raylene Wilcox become the first residents. |
| 1994 | Brandywine Phase I development opens. |
| 1995 | Brandywine Phase II development opens. |
| 2005 | HuntersChase.org goes online! |
Smyrna Timeline
| 1803 | Constance Hardeman petitions for the creation of Rutherford County. |
| 1820 | Smyrna Presbyterian Church is organized. |
| 1851 | Railroad depot on Nashville-Chattanooga line is named Smyrna in honor of nearby church. |
| 1852 | First Smyrna post office is established. |
| 1855 | Railroad company buys trackside land to auction; land is now downtown Smyrna. |
| 1863 | The Battle of Stones River is fought eight miles from Smyrna. |
| 1869 | Smyrna is incorporated with Joseph Engles as mayor. |
| 1881 | Smyrna incorporation is revoked by the state of Tennessee. |
| 1882 | Samuel Hager builds the Hager Cotton Gin. |
| 1905 | First telephone switchboard is installed in Smyrna. |
| 1908 | Bank of Smyrna (later People's Bank of Smyrna) is founded. |
| 1913 | Fire destroys the bank, the livery stable and other buildings in downtown Smyrna. |
| 1914 | The first annual Smyrna Fair is held. |
| 1915 | Smyrna gets electrical power and is reincorporated with Dr. J.W. Engles, son of Joseph Engles, as mayor. |
| 1916 | John Hager, Sr. converts a 1913 Studebaker into the first Smyrna fire engine. |
| 1924 | Smyrna assesses property tax to support a fire department. |
| 1927 | Stones River battlefield established as a national park; Sam Davis home is purchased by the state. |
| 1929 | Smyrna begins paving its streets. |
| 1930 | Census counts 531 Smyrnæans. |
| 1937 | Smyrna builds a municipal water system with fire hydrants. |
| 1940 | Census counts 493 Smyrnæans. |
| 1942 | Construction of Smyrna air base begins (renamed Sewart Air Force Base in 1950). |
| 1947 | Sam Ridley elected mayor; served 1947-1987. |
| 1950 | Census counts 1,544 Smyrnæans. |
| 1957 | Natural gas lines are connected to Smyrna. |
| 1959 | First official police car bought by Smyrna officials |
| 1960 | Census counts 3,612 Smyrnæans. |
| 1965 | Department of Defense announces closing of Sewart AFB. |
| 1970 | Sewart Air Force Base closed; census counts 5,698 Smyrnæans. |
| 1980 | Nissan announces plan to build automobile plant in Smyrna; census counts 8,839 Smyrnæans. |
| 1983 | First truck rolls off the assembly line of the Smyrna Nissan plant. |
| 1990 | Census counts 13,647 Smyrnæans. |
| 2000 | Smyrna changes charter to a city manager form of government; census counts 25,569 Smyrnæans. |