Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Tennessee

Tater Valley one-room schoolhouse

Here’s the Tater Valley Schoolhouse, active 1850-1950, moved from Tater Valley in Anderson County, TN to the Museum of Appalachia.

The park’s centerpiece: world’s largest display of the 10 Commandments. Letters 5 ft tall, 4 ft wide, spelled out in white-painted concrete.

Unquestioningly, the Bible holds some of the greatest wisdom ever shared with mankind. But, when fallible mortals twist that wisdom…

The official story is that the western band of the Cherokee made the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma & the eastern band formed Cherokee, NC.

Consider just how appreciated the 3 World Heritage List sites in Appalachia are, not just in the region, not just in America, but worldwide.

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