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Crossville; All Roads Meet on the Way to Somewhere Else

Crossville, Tennessee got its name by being widely known as a place of crossroads; of Avery Trace, Walton Road, and the Kentucky Stock Road, connecting various toll areas like Johnson’s Mayland stand and Kemmer’s stand. Travelers often referred to it as the way to somewhere else. Avery Trace was the original route, blazed by a…

May 29, 2022 in State Parks, Tennessee.

Dammed If You Do; A Story About Wrestlers, War, Beans, and the Dam Town of Dandridge

Historic Dandridge is the second oldest town in East Tennessee and it was graciously saved from flooding during the construction of TVA’s Douglas Dam. Dandridge was founded in 1783 when its first white European settlers began carving their miserable new lives into the flanks of Appalachia.  Prior to that crew, the Chiaha tribal settlement controlled…

May 23, 2021 in Appalachia, Tennessee.

Douglas Dam; Another Key Player in Supplying WWII with Hydroelectric Power

Franklin D. Roosevelt was a busy man back in the 1940s but let’s talk about one of his most legendary and long-lasting New Deal Programs, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the Douglas Dam. Today’s theme song is brought to you by Midlake: In 1941, President Roosevelt coordinated funding and construction of the Douglas Dam…

May 23, 2021 in Appalachia, Tennessee.

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