Sunbright

SUNBRIGHT LIBRARY – Courtesy of Sandra Anderson Sunbright ca 1948 * Photo Courtesy of Kim Barnes  Photo owned by W.E. England  Very old Sunbright ca 1800’s  — Notice man at gate in lower right * Photo Courtesy of Kim Barnes Young’s Rock Court Sunbright, TN Old Covered Bridge, Gatewood Ford STREET SCENE, SUNBRIGHT, TENN, U. S. 27   (Date unknown)… Continue reading Sunbright

Coalfield

OLD GRIST MILL AT RUFFNER’S LITTLE EMORY – COALFIELD, TENNESSEE ~ Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission  The Old Coalfield Post Office with Nathaniel Jackson Stonecipher, wife Mary Ellen Russell and their children Robert Russell and Samuel Martin Stonecipher. * Courtesy of Nathan K. Stonecipher  

Burrville

THE BURRVILLE POST OFFICE New and Old The New Burrville Post Office Building was erected by Postmaster, Clovis Cooper and is located between the Chasteen Store Building and Mrs. Emma Greer’s Home.  The building that housed the Burrville Post Office for 25 years,  is across the street from the new one. Source: The Morgan County… Continue reading Burrville

Gobey –

  My Grandmother, Jenny Byrd Stringfield subscribed to the Morgan County News for many years after they left Tennessee and moved to South Carolina around 1941. I found this clipping in my parents house last year after my Mom passed away. The handwritting is my Grandmother’s and her notes say: “I use to have this… Continue reading Gobey –

Gobey, mill hands & workers

GOBEY SAW MILL HANDS & WORKERS ~ ~~ ~ This information was handwritten and is copied as written and spelled Alvin Smith, overseer of mill George Moore, lumber grader Albert Long, second boss, lumber grader Morton Monroe, store manager & office Kinith (Kenneth?) Walker, boss George Cortelour, office worker Bill Renalds, office Doctor Love, camp… Continue reading Gobey, mill hands & workers

Oakdale, pg 2

Early 1900’s Post Card of Oakdale, Courtesy of Ann Duff “Hole In the Wall”   (Courtesy of Phyllis Land-Hoover) ————— OLD ‘HOLE IN THE WALL’ BRIDGE, Note building under and behind bridge Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission ——————– New Royal Palm coming out of the tunnel at Oakdale (abt 1950)  (Courtesy of Phyllis Land-Hoover) ——————–… Continue reading Oakdale, pg 2

Babahatchi Inn / YMCA Oakdale

OLD BABAHATCHIE INN  ca 1892 Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission —————-   Old postcard photo of the “Y” ————- Fire at the ‘Y’ at Oakdale  RAILROAD YMCA – Oakdale ——————– EARLY OAKDALE Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission

Oakdale

Early Oakdale Formerly the Oakdale Bank & Trust, then the Post Office and later a small grocery store. OLD OAKDALE BRIDGE Torn down in the fall of 1999 and replaced with a new bridge. Old Swinging Bridge in Oakdale. (Looks like the dotted line thru center of photo. Lines just above is bridge is actually… Continue reading Oakdale

Wartburg

Downtown Wartburg, across from the side of the Courthouse Unknown year ————- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL  ca 1912