It’s not hard to picture commuters making the morning drive north on Interstate 65 to Cool Springs, Maryland Farms and downtown Nashville. Now imagine thousands of them heading in the opposite direction to offices, retail outlets and restaurants in Spring Hill.
Yes, Spring Hill, the city straddling the Williamson-Maury county line about 30 miles south of Nashville and best known for its General Motors factory.
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