Three years ago, I wrote about recent changes to the social studies standards that increased what students were supposed to…
Author: Bill Carey
Fort Blount found after more than 200 years The first week of May 1797 was an interesting time to be…
Reflecting on life for Tennessee pioneers Authors and columnists have a tendency to write about famous battles and famous people.…
Alex Stewart’s memories Reflecting on life for Tennessee pioneers Authors and columnists have a tendency to write about famous battles…
The story behind historic War Department letter When you start researching the story behind a single document, you never know…
To the best of my knowledge, it is the only permanently flooded structure quite like it in Tennessee. However, few…
Clingmans Dome is the highest point in Tennessee — 6,643 feet above sea level. I suspect that most of the…
In a story that involves Tennessee’s colonial and Native American history, a proposal to deed 76 acres of Tellico Lake…
Some places are recognized for the important and interesting events that occurred there. Then there is Nickajack Cave in Marion…
Thanks to the new social studies standards, the civil rights movement in Tennessee is finally receiving the recognition it deserves.…