A couple of weeks ago a friend and I traveled to Giles County to explore Pulaski and Lynnville, Tennessee. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful, historic area.
On December 25, 1865 in Pulaski, six Confederate Army veterans established a secret society later known as the Ku Klux Klan. These white insurgents were determined to fight against the political advancement of freedmen and of sympathetic whites.
Also occurring in Pulaski in 1838 were two Cherokee detachments, one led by John Bell and the other John Benge. These detachments were part of the infamous Trail of Tears in which many native Americans were removed from their homelands in the southeast states of America to the unsettled land west of the Mississippi River.
Returning home, we stopped in Lynnville, a quaint town with the Colonel Littleton Ltd., an amazing leather goods store, and the Soda Pop Junction, an ole-timey soda shop/restaurant.
It was truly an enlightening day. Tennessee is full of much history.
Sharing peace, love, hope and joy ~
Frannie
P.S. The bottom pictures are of Antoinette Hall, Tennessee's Oldest Surviving Opera House. You can learn more about this hall at antoinettehall.com
Hello Fran, such a wonderful adventure full of history. Thanks for stopping my blog, Life and Linda for by Love Your Creativity. Easter blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to read your other post about losing your husband and two sons. P.S. I would make the photos larger so readers can enjoy them better. Also add your email to your Blogger profile so when you comment through email, I can reply back.
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