Hunter's Hill was the second of three plantations owned byAndrew Jackson in Tennessee, United States. Jackson, who was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828, owned Hunter's Hill from 1796 to 1804.
The land, originally granted to Jackson's wife's ex-husbandLewis Robards, was purchased by Jackson for $700 in 1796 from John Shannon of Kentucky.[1]: 84 According to biographerRobert V. Remini, "This was the property Robards had purchased to begin his married life withRachel but which he was unable to occupy because of the Indian menace."[2]: 89 Jackson had awhiskey still on this property.[3] He also had a small general store at Hunter's Hill where "from a narrow window" he sold trade goods and supplies to local Indigenous people and settlers.[2]: 131 Jackson sold Hunter's Hill toEdward Ward in 1804 to pay outstanding debts.[2]: 131 Later the same year he purchased the first 420 acres ofThe Hermitage.[2]: 443–444
