Don Parker, WWII Veteran
Rev. Donald G. Parker’s journey from college student to decorated World War II veteran is a story of courage, faith, and resilience. Drafted while attending the University of Pittsburgh, Parker was sent to Camp Gruber in Oklahoma for training before being assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division. In this moving interview, Rev. Parker recalls pivotal […]
Captain James Campbell–Grave Dedication
In 1770, Captain James Campbell and his family moved into the New River Valley, settling in the Muddy Creek area of the Greenbrier River. In 1774, hostilities between New Settlers and Native Americans, also known as Lord Dunmore’s War. Campbell caught himself in this fight and joined Captain James Roberston Company under the Fincastle County […]
1774 Colonial Experience
Have you ever asked what shaped America to where it is today?
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.
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.
Clinchfield #2 Miners Commemoration
Four months before May 20, 1948, work was resumed in the 19-left section of the mine after a 22-year interval. The goal was to help straighten a pillar line and retrieve room pillars of the #1 and #2 rooms. Three parceled mined coal pillars, 150 feet wide, were driven through these rooms and left for protection when inbye room, and the entry pillars were mined in 1926.
North Carolina Museum of History
Take a walk through the North Carolina Museum of History to see many great exhibits and artifacts dating back centuries. The museum opened on December 5, 1902, by Frederick Augustus Olds who already had a collection of artifacts from prior years. The museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
Boston Tea Party 250 Commemoration
On Sunday, October 1, a rendition of the Boston Tea Party was held at the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center to commemorate its 250th Anniversary.