James K. Polk Historic Site I arrived at the Polk State Historic site in Columbia, Tennessee, on a rainy January afternoon. I had become aware of the site as I drove past Columbia several times, I was looking forward to...
Category: Tennessee
Presidential Historic Sites, Tennessee
A President of Many Firsts, Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, Nashville, TN
The Hermitage The seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, had the distinction of being the last president to have known all the presidents who served before him. Although he lacked formal education, he rose from being an orphan...
Tennessee
Enjoying Twenty-Four Hours in Chattanooga, Tennessee
It had been a damp drive on the way to Chattanooga, and the fog was setting in. Our arrival at the RiverView Inn on Lookout Mountain buoyed us with a foggy but spectacular view of the Tennessee River and downtown...
Tennessee
Jack Daniel’s Distillery, Lynchburg TN
Jack Daniel Located in the hills of Southern Tennessee is the United States’ oldest whiskey distillery. Jack Daniel's was founded in 1866 by Jack Daniel (Jasper Newton Daniel). Jack became enamored with the trade of whiskey making at an early...
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