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"Hey Y'all" with Dan & Mary
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History Buffs: Take a Trip to Pinckney's Tomb
Grave sites and cemeteries provide much more than a resting place for the deceased, though that is the primary purpose. They also capture...


"Hey Y'all" with Dan & Mary
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Good Shoes and Great Service at Clayton's Shoe Store
Serious travelers always include shopping in their explorations, with visits to historic 5&10 stores, old-fashioned general stores...


Colin Shuran
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Things to Do in Lawrenceburg, the Land of Davy Crockett
You may know him as the King of the Wild Frontier, or you may even recall his heroic fight at Battle of the Alamo. The man with many...


Tennessee Encyclopedia
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Tennessee's Natchez Trace
From the port of Natchez on the Mississippi River, the Natchez Trace followed over 500 miles of intertwining Indian paths through...


Becky Forkel
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The Old Rink Emporium: From Skating Rink to Boutique Shopping Experience
The Old Rink Emporium is located in a building that was originally built as a skating rink over 65 years ago.


Kate Forkel
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Minnie Pearl - The Star From Grinder's Switch
Heehaw star, Minnie Pearl, always spoke highly of her hometown- Grinder's Switch. Many people believed that this town was a figment of her


Amy Edmiston
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Antoinette Hall - Tennessee's Oldest Surviving Opera House
It was early 1868 and Pulaski, Tennessee, had just suffered a devastating fire to the east side of its public square.


Ryan P. French
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Bethbirei Church congregation, Marshall County’s oldest church, outdates the county by 26 years.
Established in 1810, the Bethbirei Presbyterian Church outdates the county’s establishment by 26 years.


Ryan P. French
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The story of Jack Daniel and Nearest Green
After the American Civil War, Jack bought Call's still and hired Nearest, now a free man, to become Jack Daniel's first Master Distiller.


Ryan P. French
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James Thomas Bridgeforth's amazing impact on education in Tennessee
James Thomas Bridgeforth was educated in Giles County, Tennessee and at A&I State College. In the early 1900's he became interested in secur

Ryan P. French
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Black History Month in Tennessee
This month we will celebrate the accomplishments, the courage, and the impact that black Tennesseans have had on the world.
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