In 1861 West Tennessee overwhelmingly supported secession. Many residents with strong attachments to the Union however, lived in several counties along the Tennessee River. despite enormous pressure from their neighbors to support the Confederacy, a . . . — — Map (db m143707) HM
Country singer, songwriter and entertainer Little David Wilkins scored 17 country hits as a performer, mostly in the 1970s, his composition, "Coming on Strong" was a No. 11 pop hit for Brenda Lee in 1966, and he wrote songs for artists as diverse as . . . — — Map (db m205317) HM
The "Pea Vine" A Ghost Railroad
In 1886, Tennessee Midland Railway Company was chartered to build a railroad from Memphis to Virginia. By 1889, 135.6 miles of track were completed to Perryville where it ended for lack of funds. In 1892, . . . — — Map (db m237602) HM
