1774 Colonial Experience
Have you ever asked what shaped America to where it is today?
Harry Meador Jr. Coal Museum
The Harry Meador Jr. Coal Museum in Big Stone Gap, VA comprises of mining equipment, photos, and artifacts all from local mines dating back to the early 20th century.
National Confederate Museum
The National Confederate Museum and Sons of Confederate Veteran’s Headquarters in Columbia, TN.
American Heritage Festival
The Fourth Annual American Heritage Festival at Rocky Mount State Park in Piney Flats, TN
The Chester Inn State Historic Site
In 1797, Dr. William Chester from Lancaster, Pennsylvania built the Chester Inn. It’s the oldest wooden building in the historic district of Jonesborough, Tennessee.
Southwest Virginia Museum
The Southwest Virginia Museum was entrusted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1946 by C. Bascom Slemp, a member of the U.S Congress and private secretary to President Calvin Coolidge.
Rocky Mount State Historic Site
A step back to the 18th Century at the Capitol of the Southwest Territory with the Cobb Family as they share their everyday living with you along with the makings of apple cider and woodworking. We also tour the museum at Rocky Mount State Historic Park.
Fort Boonesborough
Daniel Boone founded Kentucky’s second settlement in April 1775, and one month later, the state’s first representative of government was held at Boonesborough. Boone had already been in the state years prior as he made his way through the Cumberland Gap on the Wilderness Road.
Portal 31 Lynch, Kentucky
Let’s ride into a former operating mine as we take a step back in time to hear about the everyday lives miners faced underground, immigrant miners looking for a better life, family, and recreation.
Sycamore Shoals State Park/Fort Watauga
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is located along the Watauga River in Elizabethton, Tennessee, on the land where many significant historical events happened during the late 18th century. As many settlers arrived at the settlement, its leaders declared themselves “the first free and independent community on the continent” in 1772