A native of Knox County, James C. Ford was born on March 11, 1858. Educated in his native community, Ford began teaching in the area's schools. (A historical marker located in Knoxville in Knox Count...

The Confederate Circle at historic Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1890. (A historical marker located in Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee.)

Today in History: March 13 – Francis Becomes First Non-European Pope in Over 1,250 Years March 13, 2013: A Historic

(A historical marker located in Celina in Clay County, Tennessee.)

Tennessee grants $30,000 for historic site maintenance at Parker's Crossroads Battlefield.

The Scopes “monkey trial” garnered international attention, and the battle that was fought continues in some form in other states today

(A historical marker located in Johnson City in Washington County, Tennessee.)

<p>On the centennial of Tennessee's Butler Act, which banned teaching evolution in public schools, the landmark 'Scopes Monkey Trial' continues to influence modern debates about religion and science i...

Senator Mark Gailey highlights historical Ireland-US connections during Tennessee visit.

Nestled in the hills of Middle Tennessee, this small cemetery holds a haunting kind of beauty. The weathered “tent graves” rise from the earth like stone echoes of the people they protect—simple slabs shaped into gabled roofs, meant to shelter memory from rain and time alike. Their surfaces are pitted and scarred, worn by a century of wind, lichen, and indifference. Each one is a story we’ve mostly forgotten: farmers, children, families who lived and died before the interstate roared past their quiet valley. It’s a place that blurs the line between reverence and ruin. The artistry is primitive yet purposeful—folk architecture for the afterlife. Standing among them, you feel the weight of history pressing through the soil, whispering in a language that’s half prayer, half erosion. #TennesseeHistory #ForgottenSouth #CemeteryPhotography #TentGraves #SouthernGothic #HistoricCemeteries #RuralDecay #MementoMori #GraveyardArt #HauntinglyBeautiful #VanishingSouth #CulturalHeritage #PreserveHistory #FineArtPhotography #DarkTourism #VisualStorytelling

Historic Salt House in Jonesborough, Tennessee with Ford Model A by Shelia Hunt

Starting in 1960, African Americans boycotted city buses, restaurants, stores, and theaters. (A historical marker located in Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee.)