During the first six months of this year, a committee assigned by the Tennessee Department of Education wrote a new…
Browsing: History
Bill Carey, columnist for The Tennessee Magazine and Tennessee history guy, shares little known facts from Tennessee history.
Former slaves who left the South to move north and west in the 1870s were known as Exodusters. Many of…
In the 1920s, there was a sign along Highway 70 in White County that read: Property Line Tennessee Products Corporation…
Paul Clements spent 11 years researching first-person accounts of the early settlements of Middle Tennessee. He assembled every available account…
The Nashville Unionist and his glorious flag: Captain William Driver’s large American flag, handmade for the captain by the ladies of…
If Cornelia hadn’t gotten on that plane, she would have stayed in Tennessee for the rest of her life. She…
Two years ago, Tennessee History for Kids produced a poster that honored some of the state’s preserved historic buildings. Last…
It was the most famous road trip and the most important victory in Tennessee history. During the American Revolution, a…
When people think of the civil rights movement, they often think of Selma or Montgomery, Ala., Atlanta or Memphis. Maybe…
A sample of insults from Tennessee’s most hated governor — William Brownlow William Brownlow was the governor of Tennessee from…