Lived here. He came to Franklin Co. in 1872 from Ohio. In 1892, with the aid of J. B. Killebrew, agricultural agent of the N. C. & St. L. RR. and former State Commissioner of Agriculture, he imported from France the first crimson clover seed, . . . — — Map (db m26828) HM
Hunter's Grocery's new brick building was constructed in 1918, by J.H. Hunter, after his old wood frame store and a large part of the town of Huntland was destroyed by fire on Aug, 9, 1917. The store provided grocery items not only for Huntland . . . — — Map (db m152117) HM
1.2 miles north. In 1810, this was a leading cotton-producing region. The brick building, built around 1825, housed a thread mill, which utilized the water power of Bean's Creek. It operated sporadically until about 1890. — — Map (db m144100) HM
The first permanent settler in what later became Franklin Co., he established a forge and gunsmith shop in a cave on Caney Hollow Branch, about three miles north, shortly after 1800. A gunsmith of great ability, his 45-inch long rifles became famous . . . — — Map (db m31561) HM
He was a career United States Army officer and educator. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy after the fall of Vicksburg. . . . — — Map (db m25437) HM
A men's store was here around 1900, followed by W. W. Stovall Grocery. Between 1934 and the 1960s, Scarborough's Radio Shop and the Electrical Appliance Co., on this site, helped bring Winchester into modern times. Harry Ray's and S. J. Grant's . . . — — Map (db m172420) HM
The Smile Billiard and Drinking Saloon was on this site in the 1860s. Frank Earle Miller, a black barber, was proprietor of the Solid Comfort Shaving Parlor here from the 1880s to 1898. He also played with Winchester's quite popular Miller . . . — — Map (db m172421) HM
On this lot, Ralph Crabb built some of the city's earliest buildings, where he operated a hotel and tavern from 1811 to 1831. In 1863, during Union army occupation of Winchester, F. A. Loughmiller, owner of the building, traveled to
Charleston with . . . — — Map (db m172589) HM
In 1881, a tightrope walker performed on a wire stretched between the corner building and the old courthouse cupola. Dr. Robert Knox gave his name to this building when he purchased it in 1906. H. C. Schwartz’s photographic studio was
upstairs, . . . — — Map (db m172590) HM
In the 1850s, this was the site of The Home Journal newspaper office. From the 1860s to 1880s, various saloons were here. After a disastrous fire in
1884, William Russey constructed this building, where Grant's Café, City Café, and The . . . — — Map (db m172557) HM
An early tin shop on this site in the 1820s became the first location of Vaughn Hardware in 1856. After an 1884 fire destroyed the older structure, this building was constructed by R. C. Handly. From 1923 to 1993, pharmacies operated here, including . . . — — Map (db m172558) HM
In the 1830s, a red-headed Irishman sold beer and ginger cakes on this site until some boys got him drunk and cut his hair, causing him to leave town. In 1850, E. R. Horton erected a storehouse here used by several dry goods merchants. After an 1884 . . . — — Map (db m172559) HM
One of the city's earliest saloons operated from a log cabin on this lot. This brick building was erected by Smith Morgan Alexander for the First Home Bank, which occupied the corner section until 1902. The office of V. R. Williams, one of the . . . — — Map (db m172410) HM
In 1892, the post office, which had formerly operated from the local postmaster's home or business, moved into this specifically designated storefront. From 1905 to 1945, it housed city hall, city jail, and the fire department, followed by law . . . — — Map (db m172411) HM
In the 1820s, Mrs. Ewing kept a storehouse here and had living quarters upstairs. By 1856, storekeeper H. Nassauer advertised “ready-to-wear clothing.” After a fire in 1884 burned most of the block, Colonel J. D. Wilson erected this . . . — — Map (db m172538) HM
This building was constructed by merchant T. A. Embrey after a disastrous fire in 1884. J. M. “Hunky” Fitzpatrick's meat market was here until 1929, when Jenkins & Darwin Bros. Mercantile moved in and served Franklin County for . . . — — Map (db m172539) HM
In the 1850s, Reverend James Campbell's grocery was here. His son, Joseph Campbell, the “Blind Knight,” was knighted by King Edward VII for his teaching service to the blind in Great Britain. O. H. Hubbard's photograph gallery was . . . — — Map (db m172546) HM
From the 1850s to 1880s, saddles and harnesses were made and sold on this site by John W. Williams, who also served as county court judge. T. A. Embrey erected this building after a fire that destroyed most of the block. In 1917, C. G. Burkhalter, . . . — — Map (db m172549) HM
In 1876, Wenger Cabinetmakers, like several Winchester furniture makers, also sold coffins and operated a hearse service. This building, constructed by Frederick Wenger, Sr., was used by his sons as a furniture store, undertaking
business, plumbing . . . — — Map (db m172412) HM
In 1919, three McDowell brothers established a café here and later an ice cream parlor, which quickly became the “social center of Winchester.” Various cafes followed McDowell's until Southside Poolroom opened and, from the 1950s to . . . — — Map (db m172566) HM
Mrs. Emma Brazelton's millinery shop was here in the 1890s. Winchester's movie theaters, the Dixie and the Rivoli, followed from about 1911 to 1952. Admission was 10 cents and 20 cents. Mabra Coleman, one of three blind brothers, provided organ . . . — — Map (db m172587) HM
In 1890, Dr. T. C. Murrell purchased this lot, where he built a new office. An extremely popular physician, many baby boys he delivered were named after him. In 1917, brothers W. C. and I. L. Knox purchased the building for use as a produce company. . . . — — Map (db m172537) HM
While the Union army occupied Winchester in 1863, H. A. Huntington's Union Army Officers' Emporium was on this site. Among the occupants of this building, constructed by G. G. Phillips, have been professionals with offices upstairs and business . . . — — Map (db m172564) HM
In 1832, a portion of this lot was purchased by Peter Embrey, a free man of color. He eventually owned all of the lot to the corner of 2nd Avenue. In 1894, a hook and ladder truck pulled by horses used this site, where Ellis Days had built a new . . . — — Map (db m172442) HM
A tailor shop was on this site in 1827. This building, constructed by Ellis Days for $4,000, was occupied between 1903 and 2003 by Wood Variety Store and
furniture companies with the familiar names Haynes, Herrin & Steed, Steed-Leonard, Rollins & . . . — — Map (db m172413) HM
John Schrom's bakery, established shortly after the Civil War, operated at this site until 1897. This building, constructed by A. W. Taylor, John Schrom's son-in-law, was used as a restaurant, and then a saloon, until it was purchased by H. B. and . . . — — Map (db m172535) HM
In 1817, a bank building was erected on this corner as a short-lived branch of The Bank of Tennessee. It was known as “the old bank building”, even when occupied by mercantile stores. The present building, constructed in 1899 for the . . . — — Map (db m172561) HM
This building was erected by Mrs. Mattie Fuller and her son, Ollar. Once, during the forty-nine years Knox Clothing Store was here, burglars “exchanged” two pairs of stolen shoes taken weeks earlier for other pairs one-half size larger. . . . — — Map (db m172565) HM
Originally built as an office for Dr. T. B. Anderton, this building was the first site of Farmer's Bank and Trust Co. in 1906 and Farmer's National Bank in 1907. From 1934 to 2009, jewelers occupied this site, including Norton's, Jennings, and . . . — — Map (db m172461) HM
In 1856, Henry Banks, a popular black barber, advertised warm and cold baths here for 25 cents. This building, constructed by George D. Gipson, was the location of Roy Grant's Auto & Electric Supply Co. in 1921. An elevator was used to lift . . . — — Map (db m172534) HM
A tavern site since the 1820s, the Mountain House Hotel & Tavern hosted guests here from 1856 to the 1880s. This sandstone building, erected for the second Home Bank, was originally topped by a distinctive turret, removed in 1959 while
Prince Drug . . . — — Map (db m172459) HM
Harvey M. Templeton, Sr. constructed this building occupied by the offices of doctors and other professionals through the 1920s. Later, the building variously housed drug stores, furniture stores, men's shops, and offices. From 1955 to 1987, . . . — — Map (db m172471) HM
Miller Bros., and then Carmack Dry Goods Co., occupied the center and right side of this building until 1930. Since then, businesses in the right side have been Moore & Steed Funeral Home, Coggins Western Auto, and Lay's Variety Store. The middle . . . — — Map (db m172491) HM
In 1905, Miller and Burkhalter butcher shop occupied the left end of this building, followed by the grocery stores of S. E. Carter and Grant & Grant. Ma Ward operated a popular cafè here in the 1950s. Since then, this location has been used for . . . — — Map (db m172493) HM
An undeveloped lot was here until T. A. Embrey constructed this building, which first housed a grocery store. In 1913, it became the location of Paplanus Department Store, established by Samuel Paplanus and his son, Isidore. After the popular dry . . . — — Map (db m172482) HM
This building was labeled the Embrey block for its builder, T. A. Embrey. The stamped metal façade adorning the upper story reflects the Victorian era of commercial architecture. The law office of Embrey and Stewart was upstairs in 1917, with . . . — — Map (db m172485) HM
From 1845 to the 1860s, Ezra Crane operated a silver-plating establishment on this site. A vacant lot was here when Collins Hardware Co. constructed this building for a Ford dealership and seed company. In 1930, Roy Grant expanded his business next . . . — — Map (db m172532) HM
The Bell Tavern on this lot served as headquarters for the stage route in the 1820s. Boarding was $2.50 per week, lodging 12½ cents per night, and horses
lodged for 37½ cents per night. Fred Wenger, Jr., and his brother George, . . . — — Map (db m172414) HM
Casper J. Knies erected this middle building on the former site of a small blacksmith shop. Grover Hatfield and Ernest Baker leased it for their Ford service station garage, until Hatfield used it for his machine shop in 1919. In the 1940s, during . . . — — Map (db m172515) HM
E. L. Collins erected this building as a drive-through filling station and garage on what had been a residential city block since the 1850s. McDowell Appliance Store took over the corner in the 1940s and was followed by Huber Paint Store from 1953 . . . — — Map (db m172511) HM
Casper J. Knies erected this building, next to his first building on the right, and leased it to Grover Hatfield for additional space for his machine shop. In 1938, Copeland Produce Co. was here and was followed in 1950 by Knies Hardware Co., which . . . — — Map (db m172513) HM
A small, iron-clad room on this site was used as a hay shed in 1905 and a hearse house for Herrin & Steed Furniture & Undertaking in 1910. Grammer Shoe Shop occupied this building in 1924 and was followed by several restaurants and beer joints, one . . . — — Map (db m172531) HM
Burt C. Shasteen constructed this building for a drive-in filling station on the Dixie Highway, which entered Winchester by way of North High Street. Because the business phone number was 288, he named it the 288 Filling Station. Murrell Travis, who . . . — — Map (db m172517) HM
Thomas J. Scott, a Winchester contractor, constructed this building for his warehouse. From 1926 until 1965, The Winchester Chronicle newspaper, founded by Mr. and Mrs. David L. Lynch, leased the left side. Grant's used furniture business . . . — — Map (db m172602) HM
Solomon A. Shore, father of singer Dinah Shore, operated a department store here from 1914 to 1923. Dinah, as a child, sang for the customers while sitting on the counter. The store burned in 1924, and the present building was constructed and . . . — — Map (db m172423) HM
These adjoining town lots, purchased in 1812 by Thomas Smyley for $132, remained residential property until 1930. David Spyker, one of Winchester's
earliest residents, lived in a house here that was replaced by T. N. Arledge in 1882 and purchased . . . — — Map (db m172443) HM
In the 1880s, Shoemaker Reinhold Kleinwachter was on this site. In 1902, lawyer George E. Banks, Sr., whose office was here, fatally shot newspaper editor Sherman B. Robinson on the sidewalk because of a political disagreement. Abe sanders operated . . . — — Map (db m172460) HM
This lot was undeveloped until Richmond L. Groves erected this building, which was used in the 1940s for Travis Auto & Home Supply. In the 1960s, Prelude Photographic & Framing Center and Winchester Arts Center were here, followed by Ryland Williams . . . — — Map (db m172516) HM
Benjamin S. Decherd ran a general store on this site from the 1820s until he moved to Texas in 1853. Collins Hardware, here in 1899, was followed by Vaughan
Hardware from about 1909 until 1958. Kuhn's 5 and 10 cent store expanded into this building . . . — — Map (db m172424) HM
In 1838, merchants Sharp & Loughmiller charged $30 for twenty-four pairs of shoes purchased here for “poor and destitute Indians” passing through Winchester on the Trail of Tears. In 1863, the Union army took over the upstairs office of . . . — — Map (db m172425) HM
This building was constructed to replace an older one destroyed, along with the adjoining corner building, by a disastrous fire in 1934. Vaughan Hardware occupied the new building until 1958, when E. H. Hudson, who once baked a cross-shaped cake . . . — — Map (db m172438) HM
This three-sectioned building, with a separate entrance for each section, was constructed for the McDowell Ice Cream Co., which moved here from its first location at the rear of the family's café on the south side of the square. A donut shop and . . . — — Map (db m172604) HM
In 1929, Leon and Rivers McDowell purchased this residential property, known as the Coleman Place, on which they later constructed this two-sectioned building. The entire building was leased by the Home Store, Winchester's first grocery supermarket, . . . — — Map (db m172447) HM
Apothecary and druggists' shops were on this corner from the 1820s to 1900, with Drs. T. C. Murrell, J. W. Grisard, and J. C. Shapard's offices upstairs during the 1880s. The street level housed Franklin Grocery and Bakery until the 1930s. The . . . — — Map (db m172418) HM
In 1910, a cobbler's shop and the Winchester Fire Department's hose house occupied this site. Shortly after 1948, Vaughan Hardware Co. built an open lumber shed here that was enclosed in 1958 to house their business. Modern improvements included . . . — — Map (db m172440) HM
Thomas D. Wiggins, selling his goods here in a log cabin, was the first merchant in Winchester. In 1812, he was appointed postmaster, making this the site of Winchester's first post office. From the 1860s, many successful lawyers occupied offices on . . . — — Map (db m172597) HM
From 1853 to 1872, this was known as the “Farmer corner,” occupied by C. M. Farmer's cabinet and undertaking shop, and later W. B. Farmer's saloon. Dentist Dr. J. O. Templeton, Sr., erected an office building here in 1897 that also . . . — — Map (db m172562) HM
Did you know?
The original Home Bank building is the location of Coldwell Banker Lynch-Rigsby Realty & Auction. In the 1940s, the Red Cross, Woodmen of the World, and Franklin County Board of Education used the upstairs of this . . . — — Map (db m172598) HM
The Winchester Lions Club sponsored Johnnie J. Woods of New York City billed as The Human Fly in February of 1953. Woods came through town and scaled the front of Farmer's National Bank bare handed. When he got to the top, he swung from an . . . — — Map (db m172554) HM
(Side A)
Did You Know? Jess Church the Barber advertised hot and cold baths in March 1913. He was the owner of one of the first barbershops in Winchester in the basement below the Home Bank and Trust Company. His shop had a bathtub and . . . — — Map (db m172456) HM
This two story brick building was constructed
circa 1866 by Col. George W. Day.
This building housed the town's court rooms
in the 1860's and 1870's. It was the home to
one of Humboldt's longtime dry goods
merchants, the Baum Family. The . . . — — Map (db m194188) HM
This two story brick building was built
between 1891 and 1897. It has been home to
a variety of businesses over the years.
Originally it was the office of the West
Tennessee Leader newspaper and printing
company. Beginning in the early 1900's . . . — — Map (db m194192) HM
This building was built between 1891 and 1897
and has housed a variety of stores in its
history. The exterior has only had minor
changes made over the years such as a new
door and windows. Some of the businesses
that have claimed this as their . . . — — Map (db m194193) HM
This two story brick building was built in two
parts. The east side was built first as a
one-story building in the mid 1880's, with a
second story being added around 1905.
The west side was built as a two story
building around 1890 to house a . . . — — Map (db m194187) HM
This building was built in the mid
1880's. It is one of a set of four one
story brick buildings that were built
along the south side of Main Street
after the 1881 fire. Originally it was the
home of a harness shop.
By 1900 a small printing . . . — — Map (db m194194) HM
This building was built between 1887
and 1891 with the first floor housing a
grocery store and the upstairs used as
office space. In the early 1900's it would
become a dry goods and clothing store,
then back to a grocery store. Around 1915
the . . . — — Map (db m194186) HM
This building was built in the late 1890's
and was home to McFarland Dry Goods.
It remained as a clothing store through the
1920's. The original store front was
changed sometime before 1930 with a large
triple window being added on the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m194185) HM
This two-story building was built in the mid
1880's and housed only 3 businesses as of
2018. It was built by J.J.R. Adams.
Adams and a brother came to Humboldt after
the Civil War to open a grocery & hardware
store. Adams, along with a . . . — — Map (db m194183) HM
This one story building was built
in the 1890's and housed a printing office.
By 1900, it was divided into three
offices with a barber using the
Main Street entrance.
The other two sections housed a cobbler
and doctor's office with entrances . . . — — Map (db m194201) HM
This two-story building is one of the oldest
structures in downtown Humboldt. It was
built shortly after the Civil War. One of the
first occupants was the grocery firm of
Waddill & Stobaugh. It survived the 1881 fire
that destroyed most of . . . — — Map (db m194182) HM
This one story brick building was built
circa 1900 and originally had a tall
Victorian style covered porch on the front.
It was the home of Hamilton Grocery
Company for many years in the early
1900's. Simmons Shoe Store operated in
this . . . — — Map (db m194203) HM
This building was built circa 1900 and
originally had large glass windows and doors
across the front. A variety of businesses have
operated in this location over the years. In
the early 1900's there was a harness repair
shop, grocery store, . . . — — Map (db m194204) HM
This beautiful Art Deco building was
built in 1941. “Life Begins for
Andy Hardy” was the opening night
movie on October 16, 1941.
The manager was Wayne Harrington
with Elizabeth Cox and Spicer Taylor as
its first employees. Originally it had . . . — — Map (db m194202) HM
This one-story building was built circa 1900.
It was first used as a laundry and dry
cleaners. In 1905 a bakery was operating at
this location. J.A. McAlister, Sr. operated
his radio repair store - Humboldt Electric
Shop - in this building from . . . — — Map (db m194205) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Bonds House
1923 — — Map (db m194177) HM
Friendship Lodge No. 22, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, founded the Odd Fellows Female Collegiate Institute here in 1852. During the Civil War, Federal troops occupied the building, a two-story brick structure, and used it as a hospital. An . . . — — Map (db m74600) HM
Bodenham Mill
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
Established 1832 — — Map (db m179076) HM
During the years following the Civil War, Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1923) laid the foundation in Giles County for a family building tradition that included the first black architectural firm in the United States, Nashville's McKissack and . . . — — Map (db m75129) HM
Born in Pulaski, in 1891, Walter Herschel Beech was an aviation pioneer. In 1924 he helped to establish the Travel Air Manufacturing Company in Wichita, Kansas. By 1929 the company was the world's largest producer of commercial aircraft. In 1932, . . . — — Map (db m29803) HM
Baileyton
Originally settled around 1780 and known as Laurel Gap, this small community was renamed
Baileyton in 1892 and incorporated in 1915. This busy crossroads village had many general stores, smith shops, drug stands, saw and planing . . . — — Map (db m158132) HM
Refreshed the Indians… Sustained the early settlers it attracted… Powered a 19th century grist mill until 1941… Tennessee homecoming 1986 — — Map (db m156651) HM
On Summer Street behind Main Street Place are two murals which depict the tobacco industry. Tobacco was the money crop for many Greene Countians from the early 1800s through the 1900s with warehouses "on every corner". The Austin Company led the . . . — — Map (db m109308) HM
North about one mi. on Furnace Creek was the Bright Hope Iron Works, built about 1830. Mining and smelting of iron ore and manufacturing of cast and wrought iron products were joined by a paper mill, pottery works, and several other establishments . . . — — Map (db m61942) HM
The Grand Central was constructed
as a "railroad hotel," from 1887
to 1890. From 1908 to 1981, it
operated as Hotel Brumley.
Carefully restored under the
supervision of seven historic
preservation agencies, including
the National Trust for . . . — — Map (db m23080) HM
Located on the side of a Summer Street building, once the site of Brown's Furniture Store, the local Magnavox dealer, is the mural which features a logo developed by C.L. "Whitey" Wellbaum, Magnavox design director in 1953. The shield-shaped mural . . . — — Map (db m109302) HM
Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett * * *Margaret Johnson Patterson Bartlett, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, is the donor of this memorial and tribute to her illustrious ancestor. As heir to the Johnson estate following the death of . . . — — Map (db m61951) HM
Miss Sally Bohannon, one of the richest women in Greeneville in the 1920s, moved here with her widowed mother to be near several uncles who were local potters. After teaching and ceramic painting at Tusculum College she opened a millinery store that . . . — — Map (db m109309) HM
1/4 mile southeast. In 1837 several log structures were built and later joined together. Later buildings of handmade brick were added. Enlargement to present form was made by Col. John Armfield in 1857. In antebellum days the courtyard was the scene . . . — — Map (db m25917) HM
Established in the early 1900s, Creighton & Sons General Store was owned and operated by three generations. It was a Sears building delivered to Coalmont on the “Mountain Goat” train and assembled on site. The first storekeeper was . . . — — Map (db m167626) HM
One of the original Swiss settlers of Gruetli in 1869, Melchior Thoni become one of the most famous woodcarvers of Tennessee, executing carvings in the old Governor’s Mansion and the altar of Christ Church in Nashville. About 1880, among his many . . . — — Map (db m60430) HM
Nearby, in the early 1870’s, a crude experimental blast furnace was built by Samuel E. Jones for the Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company. Called “Fiery Gizzard”, the furnace was to determine if coke burned from local coal was of . . . — — Map (db m60429) HM
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company in 1883 built 120 coke ovens 6 miles east to help supply its growing iron works. The company contracted with the state, and convicts worked the ovens until 1896. On August 13, 1892, Tracy City miners, who opposed . . . — — Map (db m60428) HM
The Miner's Legacy of Hard Work, Devotion To Family, Concern for Community, and Patriotism Has Had A Continuous Influence On Succeeding Generations
To Honor Them And Preserve The Memory Of Their Contribution
The Town Of Tracy City Dedicates This . . . — — Map (db m86246) HM
Here stood the Crockett Tavern, established and operated by John and Rebecca Crockett. It was the boyhood home of David Crockett (1786-1836), pioneer and political leader in Tennessee, and a victim of the Alamo Massacre at San Antonio, Texas. — — Map (db m43711) HM
Inventor, pioneer in the field of aerodynamics, patented the "American Flying Machine" in 1877, served for 45 years as a Methodist Circuit Rider. — — Map (db m87971) HM
...we walked by a corduroy road two or three miles across the spit of land enclosed by the bend in the river.
Henry Y. Thompson
November 24, 1863
The road trace you see before you is rich with history. In 1805, the . . . — — Map (db m191689) HM
A speech given by Booker T. Washington in 1895 at the Cotton States and
International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. President, Gentlemen of the Board of Directors and Citizens:
One third of the population of the South is of the . . . — — Map (db m167714) HM
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