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Cumberland Trail State Park Information and Videos

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On January 11, 2022

In About Bledsoe County, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Local History & Information

The Cumberland Trail State Park and Scenic Trails provide opportunities to enjoy the rugged beauty of the Sequatchie Valley.

Click here to visit the Tennessee State Parks Web site for Head of Sequatchie.

Click here to visit the Friends of the Cumberland Trail Web site.

Click here to visit the Tennessee State Parks Web site for Fall Creek Falls State Park in neighboring Van Buren County.

More scenery from Bledsoe County and the surrounding region (running time 2:08).

A portion of the Cumberland Trail (running time 2:18)

‘Pikeville in the Country’ — Video

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On January 11, 2022

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This video (running time 7:45) shows present-day scenes from Pikeville and the surrounding area, promoting it as on of the “greatest secrets … tucked back off main roads.”

Visitors’ Guide to Pikeville — Video

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On January 11, 2022

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This video (running time 2:30) shows present-day scenes from Pikeville and the surrounding environs while providing a taste of local flavor for potential business investors.

Visitors’ Guide to Bledsoe County Area — Video

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On January 11, 2022

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This video (running time 5:29) shows present-day scenes from Bledsoe County and the surrounding environs while providing a taste of local flavor for potential visitors.

Flickr Stream Photos from the Sequatchie Valley

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On January 10, 2022

In About Bledsoe County, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Local History & Information

Click here to view hundreds of Sequatchie Valley photos posted by individuals in Flickr accounts.

Sequatchie Valley Railroad, 1991 — Video

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On January 10, 2022

In Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Local History & Information

Uploaded in 2020, with this introduction:  “Various shots rescued from VHS tapes of The Sequatchie Valley Railroad in 1991.”

Soaring over the Sequatchie Valley — Video

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On January 10, 2022

In Geography & Topography, Historic Sites

Video created in 2013 — shot from pilot’s point-of-view — running time 14:40

 

 

Lincoln School, a Rosenwald Historic Site

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On January 10, 2022

In Ethnic Research, Historic Sites, Local History & Information, School & Education Records

Lincoln School

Rosenwald schools were built to advance the quality of educational resources for African American students in the rural South in the 1920’s.  Pikeville’s Lincoln school was erected through a Rosenwald grant.

Click here to learn more about Lincoln School and view more photos at the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byways Web site.

Photo source:  Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byways

Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway

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On January 10, 2022

In About Bledsoe County, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Local History & Information

This Web site includes a wide variety of local interest content and photography in an informative and educational format.  Visitors will get a tremendous sense of what the Sequatchie Valley is all about.  Click here to visit the site.

The Heartland Series — Sequatchie Valley Video

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On January 10, 2022

In About Bledsoe County, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Local History & Information

One of the best overviews of the Sequatchie Valley you will find on-line is Knoxville’s WBIR-TV’s Heartland Series feature from the 1980’s.

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