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Brochure Proudly Proclaimed Jonesboro as “Mother of Tennessee” October 31, 2016 Local Sites - A 1969 promotional brochure, produced by the Jonesboro (earlier spelling) Kiwanis Club, Washington County and the Town of Jonesboro, impressively described the historic borough as the “Mother of Tennessee.” The Chester Inn in Jonesboro The publication offered a succinct history of Jonesboro: “A mirror of Colonial America history, it is the oldest town in Tennessee… Continue Reading
“The Land of the Long Rifles” Once Welcomed Visitors to Area March 28, 2016 Local Sites - I acquired an old brochure titled: "The Land of the Long Rifles Welcomes You to the Nation's Frontier Playground, East Tennessee." Although the publication is not dated, I will address in my last paragraph two clues that identifies the date. "Here is a country bordered by magnificent mountain ranges, network by great man-made lakes, rich… Continue Reading
Civil War Book Further Corroborates White Rock Collapse Story September 27, 2010 Local Sites - This past January, I wrote about White Rock Summit, the tallest peak on Buffalo Mountain that collapsed in 1882, as reported by several newspapers around the country. The massive rockslide was precipitated by two weeksof steady rain that flooded a sizable portion of East Tennessee that extended west to Knoxville. Damage was widespread. Two people… Continue Reading
Pauline Miller Shares Youthful White Rock Memories March 22, 2010 Local Sites - I received a letter from Pauline Asbury Miller of Erwin saying my recent article concerning the collapse of White Rock Summit on Buffalo Mountain brought back so many fond memories of her teenage years. Mrs. Miller was born in 1918 in Bluefield, WV and moved to Johnson City in 1932. She married Robert H. Miller… Continue Reading
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