Three Presidents – Forty Years of Change In Tennessee
Three Presidents – Forty Years of Change As the leaves begin to turn and temperatures drop, visitors can plan an autumn outing that takes them back to the early and mid-19th […]
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When Critics Roar, Builders Rise: What Nehemiah, Goethals, and Lincoln Teach Us About Endurance
My son was a construction engineer whose first job was rebuilding the Goethals Bridge, a reconstruction project over the waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island. It had originally been […]
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History behind the Hymn “It is well with my soul”
THE STORY OF THE “IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL” Horatio Gates Spafford was born in New York, on 20th October 1828, but it was in Chicago that he became […]
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Historic Black School Near Stones River Battlefield Slated for Preservation
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Historic Preservation is working closely with alumnus and retired administrator Vincent Windrow and the Friends of Cemetery School to help preserve […]
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Hart’s Spring history originates with Namesake of Pioneer
July 27, 2021, Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal Big Hart’s Spring is one mile west of Smyrna at the head of Hart’s Branch and carries a beautiful history within […]
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Honoring George Washington’s 293rd Birthday & Wilbur the Pig’s Legacy at AMERICA 250! Kickoff
Murfreesboro, TN – The Colonel Hardy Murfree Chapter, NSDAR, cordially invites you to the Rutherford County kickoff of AMERICA 250! at the Batey Farm (5331 Baker Rd., Murfreesboro). It is […]
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Abandoned Theme Park – Ghost Town in the Sky
*Originally published in the Abandoned Central It was a rainy morning back in 2018. We arrived at the theme park just before sunrise, after driving several hours through the night […]
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Elkmont, Tennessee: The Hidden Ghost Town Preserved by Time and Nature
Elkmont, Tennessee, is known for many things. Part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it’s one of the largest and busiest campgrounds in the park, with access to Little […]
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Thrift Store Treasure: Michael Sparks’ $2 Declaration Purchase Brings $477,650 at Auction
A rare 1823 copy of the Declaration of Independence was sold at auction for $477,650 by a man who found it last year in a Nashville thrift store for $2.48. […]
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Tennessee’s Renaissance Man Charles Jones ‘Redefined the American Dream in Tennessee’
The Story of Charles Robert Jones: A Life of Purpose In the depths of the Great Depression, on a humble tenant farm in Gainesboro, Tennessee, Charles Robert Jones entered the […]