Col. Thomas Kennedy GordonServing under Gen. Andrew Jackson as captain in the War of 1812, he became a lifelong friend of ailing Jackson in Creek War when he said to him, Gener... [click for more]
Donald Grady Davidson (1893~1966) John Crowe Ransom (1888~1974)Giles County natives Donald G. Davidson and John C. Ransom were influential personages in American Literature. Professors at Vanderbilt University, th... [click for more]
Forrest’s September Raid ~ Sept. 27, 1864Driving north from Alabama in his bid to cut Sherman's communications, Buford's Division, advance guard of Forrest's Cavalry Corps, met Federal resist... [click for more]
Gabriel McKissackDuring the years following the Civil War, Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1923) laid the foundation in Giles County for a family building tradition that... [click for more]
Giles County Trail of Tears MemorialLong time we travel on way to new land...Womens cry... Children cry and men cry... but they say nothing and just put heads down and keep go toward... [click for more]
HallehurstHallehurst is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
John AdamsBorn in Nashville, July 1, 1825, he served as an officer of the First Dragoons following graduation from the Military Academy in 1846. Resigning at Se... [click for more]
Maplewood CemeteryMaplewood Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Milky Way FarmMilky Way Farm is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Old GraveyardSite of the first graveyard in Pulaski. Used for interments from 1817 until 1888. The first pastor of the local Presbyterian Church is buried here alo... [click for more]
Rattle and Snap PlantationDesignated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1971. Rattle and Snap was built between 1842 and 1845 by George W. Polk ... [click for more]
ReveilleReveille is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Sam Davis Avenue Historic DistrictSam Davis Avenue Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Sam DavisSam Davis
Born Oct. 6, 1842 Near Smyrna,
Rutherford County Tennessee.
Through a Confederate
Soldie... [click for more]
Seventh Kentucky Mounted Infantry MemorialDied in the performance of a faithful service.
On the morning of September 27, 1864, the Seventh Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Forrest's Ca... [click for more]
South Pulaski Historic DistrictThis district, including South First, South Second and South Third Streets, was placed on the National Register of Historic places by the United State... [click for more]
The Trail of Tears Interpretive CenterThe Trail of Tears Interpretive Center Popularly known as the Rock Church, this beautiful chapel of Gothic architectural design was constructed by nat... [click for more]
The Trail of Tears ~ Nunahi-Duna-Dlo-Hily-I The Trail Where They Criedcenter>Nunahi-Duna-Dlo-Hily-I
The Trail Where They Cried
This sculpture is a small piece of theate... [click for more]
The Trail of Tears ~ The Bell RouteThe Bell Route
The Trail of Tears
Bell's Route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in Tennessee, Arkansas, and ... [click for more]
The Trail of Tears ~ The Benge RouteThe Benge Route
The Trail of Tears
John Benge's Route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in Alabama, Tennessee... [click for more]
Walter Hershel BeechBorn in Pulaski, in 1891, Walter Herschel Beech was an aviation pioneer. In 1924 he helped to establish the Travel Air Manufacturing Company in Wichit... [click for more]