Hootin’ & Hollerin’ in Morgan County; Jeep Club, Prison, Moonshine, Monster Trucks, Waterfalls, & Other Shenanigans
It was all the fumes and sound and fury that you could ever dream of.
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…
Fort Southwest Point, Ironworks, and other Relics of Roane County
Welsh immigrants came to Roane and nearby Scott County in the 1800s by way of Pennsylvania, with hopes to join the iron and coal industries. Enjoy this sidequest of fascinating lore about the mining industry, its use of forced convict labour that displaced these miners, and a few of their triumphs.
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