Bill Carey, columnist for The Tennessee Magazine and Tennessee history guy, shares little known facts from Tennessee history.
In the heart of picturesque downtown Asheville, North Carolina, you will find a statue of…
Tennessee likes to boast about old structures it has preserved and historical markers it has…
I have to admit that I find many biographies hard to wade through — especially…
“Since evolution proves that all animals progress towards a better species, and since humans are…
Tennessee towns didn’t just “happen.” They were founded by investors who pooled their money, sent…
I’ve never written as much as I have during the past 18 months. Tennessee has…
Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796. Today, when students read this fact in…
On July 26, 1945, the USS Indianapolis delivered a crate to a tiny island in…
During my decade and a half of writing content for the Tennessee History for Kids…
Women couldn’t vote in America until 1920. These two unlikely partners helped the 19th Amendment…