From the Book More Nashville Nostalgia By E. D. Thompson Page 5
Little Known Facts about Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is Famous in many different ways. During the 1910 Tennessee State Fair,the citizens witnessed the worlds first night-time airplane flight which took off from CumberlandPark. The plane was equipped with automobile headlights. The date was June 22, 1910. OldCumberland Park is where our Tennessee State Fairgrounds are still located.