Major Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Federal Army of the Ohio arrived here after marching 135 miles in 22 days from Nashville. Here it turned south, led by Brig. Gen. William Nelson’s 4th Div, and marched upriver to a point opposite Pittsburg Landing. They . . . — — Map (db m63083) HM
A house built here by James Rudd, pioneer ferry operator, was replaced by a house built by David Robinson, whose son-in-law, William H. Cherry, improved and enlarged it. Maj. Gen. C.F. Smith, Federal army commander, had headquarters here, where he . . . — — Map (db m12844) HM
Built by slaves with bricks made from riverbank clay, the Cherry Mansion is the oldest home in Savannah. When the Federal army arrived here in March 1862, William Harrell Cherry, a strong Union sympathizer, offered his home to Federal officers. For . . . — — Map (db m103125) HM
Country music singer Darryl Worley scored three No. 1 hits between 2002 and 2005. Hailed as a traditionalist, Worley puts a contemporary gloss on classic country. His songs address everyday themes and are rooted in long held values.
Born in . . . — — Map (db m245186) HM
After the February 1862 Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s army occupied Nashville while Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s army penetrated to Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. Buell and Grant planned to attack the . . . — — Map (db m81776) HM
In recognition of the 200th birthday of the State of Tennessee, the Hardin County Bicentennial Celebration Committee on March 20, 1996, did hearby cause to be buried at this location a time capsule to be opened by the officials of Hardin County . . . — — Map (db m315584) HM
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This monument erected in honor of the gallant Confederate soldiers of Hardin County who
fought, died and suffered during the War Between the States 1861-1865. Sacred is the memory of the men and women of Hardin County for the . . . — — Map (db m168650) WM
Savannah stands at the junction of two major corridors- the north-south Tennessee River and the east-west road of Memphis. Savannah's secure, high ground and deep water made it an important port. For decades pioneers and area farmers found the water . . . — — Map (db m103113) HM
Bass player, comedian and harmony vocalist Howard Watts worked as “Cedric Rainwater” and played in
three seminal country bands: Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, Flatt & Scruggs’ Foggy Mountain Boys and Hank Williams’ Drifting Cowboys. He played on . . . — — Map (db m278485) HM
Colonel Hardin was born in Virginia but moved to North Carolina in 1772. During the Revolutionary War, he fought at King's Mountain and elsewhere in the South. He was Speaker of the House of the State of Franklin in 1785 and a member of the . . . — — Map (db m28702) HM
These two large rocks are "petrified logs" found in the Savannah area. Paleontologists refer to them as being "permineralized", meaning that after the trees were buried, groundwater added ("per-") minerals in them that fossilized them.
Wood . . . — — Map (db m184129) HM
Imagine this 125-ton carbon-steel turbine spinning at 81.8 revolutions per minute. Picture more than 99.491 gallons of water per second rushing through the intake to spin its heavy blades, which generate 36 megawatts of electricity. Measuring over . . . — — Map (db m108340) HM
On March 8, 1862 the pro-Union citizens of Savannah turned out to greet the 40th Illinois Infantry, the vanguard of a 40,000-man Union invasion force. Residents cheered as the Illinois troops trudged off the steamer Golden Gate, formed . . . — — Map (db m81777) HM
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In March 1862, Union steamboats fought Tennessee River currents to carry an invading army deep into the Confederacy. At the height of the Union occupation, transports and gunboats four and five deep lined both sides of the river in front of you. Men . . . — — Map (db m103126) HM
This 1901 Queen Anne Victorian was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Designed by Hubert T. McGee, this home features 5 bedrooms, 9 fireplaces and 4.5 baths. The two front parlors still retain the original fire place . . . — — Map (db m279165) HM
