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When trains ruled the Cumberland: Part 1 of 6
The time-line and history of the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Train Station is complex at best, like the rest of the history surrounding the region. Not surprising, however, is the fact that a lot of information has been lost to the tomes of time — perhaps dying with the previous generations. In 1859, the station, [...]
‘Stories from da Dirt’ joins National Underground Railroad to Freedom program
Stories From Da Dirt, a living history dramatization, has been recognized as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The program was created by Dr. Nancy Dawson, professor of African-American Studies, following years of research of African-Americans in the Civil War in Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky.
Dawson researched pension records of both [...]
History is in the Squares: About the Civil War Quilt Trail
Quilt blocks. With every country drive, it seems another colorful square appears on the side of another building, across the length and breadth of Stewart County.
Exit One: It’s all about the music
A cacophony of laughter, chatter, singing, and the clutter of teenagers draped, well, everywhere. It’s a daily scenario in the choir room at Northeast High School, where Choir Mistress Debbie Wilson corrals the energy that is teenagers in hyperdrive and turns that energy and enthusiasm into musical stage spectaculars.
This is not your average choir.
Wilson’s choir [...]
Burger War: The Battle of the Beef
Throughout 2010, Business Clarksville will explore the diverse culinary offerings of the Warioto region, taste-testing everything from basic burgers to five-star cuisine. We begin our search in this issue with the results of the “Burger Wars,” – a quest for the best burgers and the best places to buy burgers and the most interesting places [...]
Riding out the Storm: Appleton Harley-Davidson and their family biking heritage
Women on Harleys. Is that what’s going on at the Appleton Harley Davidson/Buell dealership of Clarksville, Tennessee? Yes!
Going solar at APSU’s farm
PREMIUM CONTENT — APSU Environmental Education Center gets powered by solar energy.
The Hotel Lobby: The Arts and the 21st Century
PREMIUM CONTENT — Some of the most extravagant rooms ever to be erected were the hotel lobbies built at the turn of the twentieth century; some of those lobbies can still be seen and used today, right here in the deep South.
The Art of Letter Writing
PREMIUM CONTENT — I’ve always been a writer. Not just out here in public, where everyone and anyone can read me, but privately, in the comfort of my home, at my desk, or curled up on my sofa, lap tray, pens, paper and postage stamps in place. I am a letter writer.
Powered by Imagination
PREMIUM CONTENT — No flashing lights, no pulsating lights or shrill noises. No batteries required. Manipulated by hand. Powered by imagination.
