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Anderson County |
Museum of Appalachia [History] Considered to be the most authentic replica of pioneer Appalachian life, activities seem to offer a taste of life as seen through our ancestors' eyes.
Exhibits include the
Irwin Chapel, the
Arnwine Cabin, and the
Mark Twain family cabin. |
| Blount County |
Sam Houston Schoolhouse
The small log field school where Sam Houston
taught school before the War of 1812. Located in
Marysville, TN at 3650 Old Sam Houston School Road.
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| Carroll County |
Gordon Browning Museum
The 1935 McKenzie
Post Office is the home of the Gordon Browning Museum.
Collections include historical manuscripts, documents and
photos. There is a genealogical library on the main floor
of the museum. Located at 640 N. Main Street in
McKenzie,TN.
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| Davidson County |
Clover Bottom Mansion - Tennessee Historical Comm.
The Tennessee
Historical Commission is housed inside Clover Bottom
Mansion. The mansion was built in 1858 by Dr. James
Hogatt in the Italian villa style. Address is 2941
Lebanon Road in Nashville, TN.
Tennessee Agricultural Museum
[Photo
Gallery]
Housed inside
the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, the museum
features 19th and 20th century home and farm artifacts as
well as a collection of Tennessee folk art.
Tennessee State Library and Archives
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| Fayette County |
Ames Plantation
Cogbill Store and Museum
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Hancock County |
Vardy Church Museum
Organized by the Vardy Community Historical
Society and dedicated to the preservation of the history of
the Vardy Valley and the collection of artifacts, oral
histories and other cultural objects. They have also
restored
Mahala Mullins Cabin. See interesting information
about the old
Vardy Community School. |
| Humphreys County |
Loretta Lynn Ranch
Loretta Lynn's Coal Miners Daughter Museum
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| Jefferson County |
East
Tennessee Historical Society and Museum
Glenmore Mansion [Photo
Gallery]
This Victorian
home was completed in 1869. Now a museum with period
furnishings.
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| Knox County |
East Tennessee Historical Society Museum
Marble Springs State Historic Site
[History
of John Sevier at Marble Springs]
38 acre homestead of Governor John Sevier,
Tennessee's first Governor. The site has 5 buildings
dating from 1780 and is a living history museum where
interpreters demonstrate the history of early Tennessee.
Located at 1220
John Sevier Highway in Knoxville, TN.
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| Lauderdale County |
Alex Haley House and Museum
Boyhood home of Pulitzer Prize winner Alex
Haley, the author of "Roots". Located at 200 South Church
Street in Henning, TN
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| Lawrence County |
Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park & Museum
The museum contains artifacts and exhibits
depicting the life of Davy Crockett and a replica of the
birthplace cabin is included at the park. The park is
located at 1245 Davy Crockett Park Road in Limestone, TN.
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| Maury County |
James K. Polk Home
Ancestral home to the 11th President of the
United States. The Federal style home was constructed in
1816 by Samuel Polk. The home is filled with over 1000
objects which belonged to President Polk and his wife Sarah
Childress Polk. Next door, there is a house built in 1820 which
was home to the President's sisters.
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| Morgan County |
Historic Rugby [History]
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| Obion County |
Obion County Museum
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| Pickett County |
Cordell Hull Birthplace & Museum
[History]
Birthplace and home to Cordell Hull who was
Secretary of State 1933-1934. Famous for his role in
establishing the United Nations, he received the Nobel Prize for
Peace in 1945. The museum is located west of Byrdstown and
is devoted to the history of Cordell Hull.
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| Polk County |
Ducktown Basin Museum - Burra Burra Mine
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| Putnam County |
Cookeville Depot Museum
Housed in the 1909
Cookeville Railroad Depot, the museum features railway
artifacts, railroad photos, a caboose and other railroad
memorabilia. Located at the corner of Broad Street and
Cedar Avenue in Cookeville, TN.
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| Robertson County |
Robertson County History Museum [Exhibits]
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Shelby County |
Graceland [Virtual
Tour] [Graceland
Cam] Mansion home of Elvis
Presley. The unique home draws visitors by the scores.
You will see how the king of rock and roll lived and played.
On display are his clothes, cars, platinum and gold records and
other Elvis memorabilia.
Located at 3765 Elvis Presley Boulevard in
Memphis, TN.
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| Sullivan County |
Rocky Mount
[History
of Rocky Mount]
This living history museum and historic site is
located in Piney Flats, Tennessee. U.S. Territorial
Capital from 1790-1792, this home of William Cobb saw Governor
Blount in residence, who was conducting the business affairs of
the new Southwest Territory. Rocky Mount has been open to
the public since 1962 and today you will see history in motion
when you visit this fine living history site.
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| Sumner County |
Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park
This historical site and park is preserved by
the Bledsoe's Lick Historical Association. Included in
the 80 acre park are an
archaeological dig of Isaac Bledsoe's Fort, constructed in
1780 along with the
Nathaniel Parker cabin, Wynnewood, the
Irish Cottage of Hugh Rogan, Thomas Sharp Spencer monument
and remainders of an old Native American town. The area
is well known for it's refreshing mineral springs.
Cragfont Mansion
[History of
Cragfont] [Winchester
Descendants]
Known as the finest mansion on the Tennessee
frontier, this majestic home was completed in 1802 and was
home to General James Winchester.
Rock Castle Historic Home
This rock home
owned by Daniel and Sarah Michie Smith of North Carolina, was
constructed in 1784. It was once part of a plantation
which comprised over 3000 acres. Today, it is a museum
located on 18 acres in Hendersonville, TN. Amidst the
grounds is the old smokehouse and a family cemetery.
Sumner County Museum
The museum houses 3 floors of exhibits and
memorabilia related to early life in Sumner County, TN.
Located at 183 W. Main Street in Gallatin, TN.
The museum is
working on a new website for Sumner County Museum.
Wynnewood Log Inn
Constructed in
1828 by A. R. Wynne, Stephen Roberts and William Cage as a
Stagecoach Inn and Mineral Springs Resort. Possibly the
largest log building ever built in Tennessee, it is 142 feet
long. It is found in the Castalian Springs area of TN.
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| Warren County |
Historic
Falcon Rest [Audio Walking Tour]
This Victorian
mansion was built by entrepreneur Clay Faulkner in 1896 to
entice his wife to move next to the woolen mill where he made
Gorilla Pants -- "so strong even a gorilla couldn't tear them
apart." Called "Tennessee's Biltmore" by PBS, it had all the
"modern conveniences" -- electric lights, indoor plumbing,
central heat and more. Today, the National Trust award winning
property is filled with museum quality Victorian antiques. Some
say it's presided over by a friendly ghost, perhaps the proud
builder himself. Located on Faulkner Springs Road in
McMinnville, TN, the mansion is open for guided tours.
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| Washington County |
Tipton - Haynes Historical Home and Site
[History]
This historic structure began with the 25x35
foot log cabin belonging to Colonel John Tipton. It has
been expanded and the cabin is now contained inside the large
white house. There are 11 buildings at this homestead
including a smokehouse, loom house, pigsty, still house,
springhouse, a large barn and corncrib along with the home of
slave George Haynes. The museum houses exhibits and
archives relating to the early history of Tennessee and the
families who lived here. Location is 2620 South Roan
Street in Johnson City, TN.
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| White County |
Sparta Rock House Built between
1835 and 1839 by Barlow Fiske, it was part of a popular stage
stop and saw such visitors as James K. Polk, Sam Houston, Frank
Clement and Andrew Jackson. This small stone house is
located on Highway 70 in Sparta, TN and is preserved by the DAR
(Daughters of the American Revolution).
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| Williamson County |
Carter House Built 1830 and
located at 1140 Columbia Avenue just south of Franklin,
Tennessee, the house was occupied by three generations of the
Fountain Branch Carter family. It was used as a command
post during the Civil War by Major General Jacob D. Cox and was
the location of some of the fiercest battles. There
have been many claims made by folks who have seen
ghosts roaming the home.
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