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john denton 1890
April 10, 2018 Civil War / Tennessee

He deserted the Confederate AND the Union armies

John Denton fought for the Confederate Army, but deserted it. Then he joined the Union Army, but deserted it even faster. Then it began.

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cartoon man digs for coins
March 28, 2018 Tennessee / Treasure hunting

The more they dug, the more money piled up

Torbett & Watson said when they reached the place where the money was found it looked like a flock of hens had been turned out on the hill.

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Galveston's awful calamity - Gulf tidal wave, September 8th 1900
January 5, 2018 Oral histories / Tennessee

The weather furnished a field where I could tell big stories—and tell the truth

Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline became the world’s foremost authority on hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, as they were called in his time.

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ear of corn on pedestal
August 14, 2017 Evangelists / Oral histories / Tennessee

We have canned 113 cans of corn and several beans

The mill here is running good. Still it’s hard to get a job as so many are still out of work. I will close by promising to write more often.

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