History
A Swiss immigrant colony, booming coal industry, prison labor controversy, spiritual retreats, civil rights training and more -- Mountains of History, right here in the Mountains of Adventure!
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History
Monteagle
Monteagle Sunday School Assembly
One of Nine Surviving Chautauquas
Tracy City
E.L. Hampton House
From Railroad Ticket Agent to Coal Company President
Altamont
Hoover's Courthouse Cabin
Birthplace of a New County in an Untamed Land
Monteagle
The Mabee Homeplace
A Storied Home with Connections to Al Capone
Tracy City
The Marugg Company
The Business that Scythes Built
Beersheba Springs
Beersheba Historical Society Museum
Preserving the Best of Beersheba Springs' Past
Monteagle
May Justus Memorial Library
Local library, named for a noted author and teacher who encouraged literacy among area citizens.
Monteagle
Highlander Folk School
An historic site on America's journey toward a more just and inclusive society. (Closed for Restoration)
Palmer
Grundy County Miner's Museum
Telling the Story of Mining in Grundy County
Altamont
Hickory Creek Stone Arch Bridge
Two Spans, One Talented Builder
Monteagle
The Hotel, The Eagle & College Hijinks
An Epic Tale of Fire, Abduction, Guilt and Repatriation
Monteagle
Wrenn's Nest
A place to escape summer heat and yellow fever
Tracy City
Grundy County Historical Society Museum
The Definitive Historical Resource for the South Cumberland Region
Sewanee
University of the South Archives & Museum
University Archives and Special Collections
Tracy City
Historic Dutch Maid Bakery
Tennessee’s Oldest Family-Owned Bakery
Gruetli-Laager
Stoker-Stampfli Farm & Museum
Leaving Switzerland for a Better Life
Altamont
Northcutt-Moffitt Manor
An Elegant Mansion and an Eccentric Heiress
Tracy City
Christ Church Episcopal
From a humble start in a woodshed, an enduring legacy
Monteagle
Werner Military Museum
Unique Military Equipment from a Unique Collector
Beersheba Springs
Beersheba Springs Historic District
A Self-Guided Tour of the Beersheba Springs Historic District
Tracy City
Historic Henry Flury & Sons Grocery
A Century of Essentials and Personal Service
Easy
Tracy City
Historic Mountain Goat Railroad
A real-life version of “The Little Engine that Could”
Altamont
L.V. Woodlee House
A Distinguished Home for a Distinguished Gentleman
Tracy City
Frank White House
An Eclectic Home with a “Do It Yourself” Owner
Sewanee
University of the South
History Awaits at the University of the South