Overton County Locations on the National Register of Historic Places
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Fentress County Locations on the National Register of Historic Places
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Continue reading →Sergeant York and His People, by Sam Cowan (Full Text)
This is a complete transcription, with photos, of the book made available free by Project Gutenberg. The transcription contains annotations, including a list of definitions for colloquial terms.
Continue reading →Alvin York Collection at Tennessee Virtual Archive
This collection includes selected items from the holdings of the Tennessee State Library & Archives relative to the life of Alvin C. York. The most important of these are photographs from Fentress County documenting a 1940 visit with York and … Continue reading →
Allardt Community
Photo Album Established at the end of Reconstruction by land agent Bruno Gernt in 1881, Allardt was envisoned as a German colony for the “New South.” Several buildings associated with the community’s settlement and development are listed on the … Continue reading →
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Photo Album The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River passes through ninety miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for acquisition, … Continue reading →
Some Civil War Sites of Interest
Each of the locations below is identified on the Big South Fork Country Historic Sites/Civil War Map. Click here to view the map. Camp McGinnis (Pickett County) Located near the Three Forks of the Wolf River. Was a Confederate base … Continue reading →
Fisk Female Academy
Moses Fisk played a pivotal role in the region’s settlement and education. Fisk established Hilham as the first town in Overton County in 1805. The first school for females in the South, Fisk Female Academy for Girls, opened in 1806 … Continue reading →
Huddleston Family
Photo Album Creed Huddleston Creed Huddleston served as a Captain in the Mexican War. He led a company from Overton County volunteers. He died of Yellow Fever in Mexico City and was brought back by ox cart and train … Continue reading →
Pickett State Park
Photo Album Pickett State Park & Forest is located in Pickett County, adjacent to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Pickett’s 17,372 acres of scenic, botanical, and geological wonders are found nowhere else in Tennessee. Uncommon rock … Continue reading →