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Radnor Lake
1973
Radnor Lake State Natural Area, Nashville, Tennessee
Jonathan James from Nashville, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A lake the Louisville and Nashville Railroad built in 1914 to water its steam engines, which turned into a bird sanctuary and then, after a fight in the 1960s and 70s over a plan to develop it, Tennessee's first state natural area. No swimming, no boats, no jogging on the lake trail: it is kept quiet on purpose, and there are more deer and herons than that close to a city usually allows.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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