Anthia Brady Hughes ~ 1868-1949 ~ Willie Hughes ~ 1895-1986Anthia Brady Hughes
1868-1949
Willie Hughes
1895-1986
Anthia Brady worke... [click for more]
Camp Smartt This staging and training area was established in the summer of 1861 by Benjamin J. Hill, who organized and commanded here the 35th Tenn. Infantry, C... [click for more]
Carl T. Rowan ~ 1925-2000Born on August 11, 1925, Carl T. Rowan spent his formative years in McMinnville. During World War II, at the age of 19, he won one of the first fiftee... [click for more]
Charles Faulkner Bryan - 1911~1955 A native of Warren County, Charles Faulkner Bryan was a pioneer in the study of American folk music. Through his talented efforts, this distinctively... [click for more]
City CemeteryCity Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
FalconhurstFalconhurst is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid ~ July 11, 1862Arriving from Chattanooga, Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's brigade, consisting of the 8th Texas Cavalry, 2nd Georgia Cavalry, Woodard's Kentucky Cavalry... [click for more]
Higgenbotham’s CaveLocated in Cardwell Mountain, two miles north, the cave was discovered in ca. 1810 by Aaron Higgenbotham, early surveyor and turnpike builder. For ove... [click for more]
Kentucky-Alabama Road (2)First opened in 1806, it ran from Monticello, Ky., to Huntsville, AL., then in Indian territory. Entering Tennessee near Celina, it passed through Coo... [click for more]
Lucy Virginia Smith FrenchPoet and author, born 1825 in Accomac County, Va. Moved to Memphis ca. 1845, where she taught school and published poetry under the pseudonym ?L?Incon... [click for more]
McMinnville Hydroelectric StationMcMinnville Hydroelectric Station is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesPre-TVA Hydroelectric Power Development in Tennessee MPS... [click for more]
Morgan’s HeadquartersTo a house which stood nearby, belonging to Dr. J. B. Armstrong, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan brought his bride, the former Martha Ready, of Mur... [click for more]
Northcutt PlantationNorthcutt Plantation is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
OakhamOakham is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Spring Street Service StationSpring Street Service Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
U.S. Post Office-MainU.S. Post Office-Main is listed in the National Register of Historic Places... [click for more]
Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952)This great country music star was born 300 yds. East of Hickory Creek on the Lawson Mill Road, 6.6 miles SW of here. David Harrison Macon was the son ... [click for more]
W. S. Dad Lively (1855 - 1944)In 1875, W. S. ?Dad? Lively, a McMinnville native, began his photographic career. His studio was located on the 2nd floor in the Lively Building on Ma... [click for more]
Waging War by Rail ~ Fortress RosecansLocomotive and train arrived from Nashville today... The shrill whistle evoked hearted cheers from all quarters of our camps. It conveyed to us...... [click for more]
Warren County’s Nursery IndustryThis region probably has the largest number of native woody plant species on earth. In 1887 J. H. H. Boyd began collecting seeds and plants from fores... [click for more]
