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Did a Tennessee woman live to be 150 years old?
Elizabeth Eppinger Trantham was reported to live to the age of 150 plus or minus a few years. Some records have her living to 154 and some to 147. Reportedly, she died at the age of 149 and bore her...
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World’s Longest Yard Sale – yes Tennessee holds that record too
If you were caught in traffic on Highway 127 in eastern Tennessee this wekend you are in the middle of the World’s Longest Garage Sale. The Sale always officially starts on the first Thursday in August...
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With football season upon us, one Tennessee fan proved he is a diehard Vol...
Tennessee fans if anything are a truly dedicated fan base and one Vol fan proved that with his wedding. Check out their wedding from earlier this spring. @JohnHenryWBIR pic.twitter.com/sClcaTnvob —...
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A child’s playhouse in a cemetery
A child’s playhouse traditionally conjures fun and innocent times, however the one in Hope Hill Cemetery in Medina, TN takes on a much more somber tone. It is the gravesite of Dorothy Marie Harvey who...
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Umbrella Rock has been the location of many dramatic family photos for the...
There is a very unusual rock formation standing on the very Point of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. It appears perilously balanced; but more than thirty people can stand on its top at one time. A...
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This Tennessean bowls backwards better then he does forward
One day while bowling, Jim Cripps was dared to bowl backwards because his regular forward facing bowling game wasn’t that great. From that dare, he found out he was a natural backwards bowler. His...
View ArticleTennessee Highway patrol uses a semi to spot drivers texting
The Tennessee Highway patrol has a new tool to help spot drivers texting on Tennessee highway. While not Optimus Prime, this semi has been effective in helping reduce texting while driving in the...
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One company owned over 100,000 acres in Tennessee, Highway 70 traveled 18...
Property Line Tennessee Products Corporation For 18 miles, you are within our gate. You are welcome Any of our employees will give you information or necessary assistance. In the early 1900s one...
View ArticleThe stubbed toe that killed Jack Daniel, giving a new meaning to kicking it
One of Tennessee’s most famous trademarks has been Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Jack Daniel, who goes on to become one of the nation’s most recognizable distillers got his start as a young boy in the...
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See The Twentieth Million Ford touring Tennessee in 1931
In 1931 Henry Ford drove the twentieth million ford Model A of the assembly line.the landmark car was driven by Col. C.D. Hilton on a promotional tour where it received honors from Americans across the...
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