The following is the Time-Line of some of the Leading Events to Grand Junction Tennessee becoming The Bird Dog & Field Trial Capital of the World
1870 (About) After the Civil war ended, West Tennessee became a mecca for quail . . . — — Map (db m186917) HM
Tennessee State Sportsmen's Association hosted America's first public bird dog field trial near Memphis in 1874. Field trials began at Grand Junction in 1881. Various clubs hosted annual trials here. Grand Junction hosted its first National Field . . . — — Map (db m19243) HM
Grand Junction is named for its location, where the Memphis and Charleston and Mississippi Central Railroads intersect, and was strategically important to both Confederate and Union forces. After defeats at Shiloh and Corinth, Confederates tore up . . . — — Map (db m37277) HM
Under whose aegis provided facilities for
The National Bird Dog Museum
Dedicated February 16, 1991
The Field Trial Hall of Fame
Dedicated September 24, 1994
The Wildlife Heritage Center
Dedicated September 20, . . . — — Map (db m171478) HM