In the early decades of American history, Tennessee was regarded as the West. But for some people, it wasn’t west…
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The real story of why Tennessee rewrote its sacred document in 1870 There aren’t many Tennessee laws that address social…
A historical look at the changes in our mobility Before the airplane, car, railroad and steamboat, there was the stagecoach.…
The Tennessee Magazine’s Travel Guide 2018 Across the state, Tennessee’s state parks, museums and historic sites mark the migration of…
Public schools to teach a semester of Tennessee history in fifth grade Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column…
A literal paper trail pieces together a dark chapter in our history and reminds us never to repeat it again.…
In this, my 150th column, I thought I would talk about caves. Tennessee has more caves than any other state.…
There is talk about moving the remains of James K. Polk and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Although I don’t want to…
It may be true that the modern civil rights movement was the most powerful grassroots movement in Tennessee history. It…
James County was removed after World War I. Why? Tennessee has 95 counties. Few people are aware that there used…