The Mississippi River flows over 2500 miles, southward through the Midwestern U.S.  That is, unless you are here, where the river actually meanders north for…

The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans, Louisiana.  But where does the mighty river begin?  That question puzzled…

You could say it was the bus line of the 1800s.  A network of transportation that could take you just about anywhere a person needed…

Necessity is the mother of invention.  When the Civil War began, it was relatively easy to sink wooden ships, so both sides immediately began beefing…

Each year, thousands of people will travel to southern Tennessee to see the famous national battleground at Shiloh.  What most people don’t know is that…

We all recall the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo” but 200 years ago it was “Remember the Raisin!”  So what was this “Raisin” and exactly…

It’s long been said that the only thing most Americans can tell you about the War of 1812 is what year it began.  Maybe they…

Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up a tale about the creature…

His name was Daddy Bryson…and he became one of the best known train engineers in the Smoky Mountains…not because of his skill on the rails,…

In the summer of 1966 the Monkees released “The Last Train to Clarksville.”  The song went to number one on the billboard charts and many…