Located in upper Sumner County, over the well-known ''ridge,'' Westmoreland has an elementary, middle and high school. A new high school is currently under construction and with plans for the current high school to be renovated for the middle school.

Bethpage, while not an incorporated city, has as its center the Bethpage Elementary School and a cluster of churches that are as much a part of the community's social life as they are religious and educational. The annual Bethpage First United Methodist Church Fish Fry brings out residents from all the surrounding areas and during an election year is a ''must'' stop on candidate's campaign trail.

Castalian Springs, also an unincorporated community, is one of the most historic areas in the Middle Tennessee region with Bledsoe Fort Historic Park, the frontier home of General James Winchester, Cragfont, and Wynnewood, a historic log stagecoach inn. An archeological dig at the Bledsoe park has been a treasure of artifacts from prehistoric times through the settling of the Tennessee. Summer digs by Middle Tennessee State University students have identified the outline of Bledsoe Fort, which protected the first settlers who came to the area on the historic Avery Trace, which passed through Castalian Springs.

Please take a tour of Tennessee Highway 52 as it crosses Sumner and Macon Counties. You'll find covered bridges, two wineries, interesting history, one-of-a-kind shops, yearly festivals, three National Register hotels, good food, country and gospel music, and lots of friendly folks along the way!