What if we renamed Tennessee’s counties to better reflect what they’re known for? Find your county and see if you…
Author: Bill Carey
All smirking aside — when Tennessee first paved its highways, the most controversial stretch of road in the state connected…
Justin “Jet” Potter rose to be one of the richest men in Tennessee in the 1950s. He was also so…
The best newspaper clippings in Tennessee history didn’t announce monumental events. They contain comments about day-to-day occurences that give us…
Tennessee has always been a patriotic state. Therefore, it stands to reason that there are many places in Tennessee named…
Here’s a story about some World War II Tennessee heroes you may not have heard: When Japan invaded the Philippines…
I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m tired of hearing and reading about things that divide us. In fact,…
I’ve written 175 of these columns, half a dozen books, 1,500 pages of Tennessee History for Kids booklets and more…
I’ve come to believe that the oversimplified version of history told in textbooks and on historical markers is less interesting…
The more I research Tennessee history, the more I find that granite markers and books can mislead. I live near…