Comments on: Hometown History . . . http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/09/07/hometown-history/ Romancing The West Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/09/07/hometown-history/#comment-66372 Tanya Hanson Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:09:49 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=34731#comment-66372 Hi Karen, sorry to check back so late. We're on vacation LOL. Home tomorrow...anyway, for a heart-rending story about the California Indians (I too grieve for our local Chumash) I highly recommend Scott O'Dell's YA book, Zia. It's a life-changer. Hi Karen, sorry to check back so late. We’re on vacation LOL. Home tomorrow…anyway, for a heart-rending story about the California Indians (I too grieve for our local Chumash) I highly recommend Scott O’Dell’s YA book, Zia. It’s a life-changer.

]]> By: Karen Witemeyer http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/09/07/hometown-history/#comment-66357 Karen Witemeyer Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:48:24 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=34731#comment-66357 What deliciously rich history, Patricia! Andrew Jackson, Davy Crockett - you can't drop bigger names than those. :-) Love it! What deliciously rich history, Patricia! Andrew Jackson, Davy Crockett – you can’t drop bigger names than those. :-) Love it!

]]> By: Patricia B. http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/09/07/hometown-history/#comment-66341 Patricia B. Sat, 08 Sep 2012 04:33:12 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=34731#comment-66341 The area we now live in if full of history. Jonesborough, TN is the oldest town in the state. The Davy Crockett Birthplace Park is about 10 miles away. Greeneville, TN is the site of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site and is only about 15 miles away. Andrew Jackson practiced law in Jonesborough. The first abolitionist press was located in the town. 15 miles north, is the site of Sycamore Shoals State Park. There is a reconstructed fort and they hold a play every summer reenacting the battles fought there. It is also the starting point for the Overmountain Men reenactment every year. The settlers gathered at this fort and marched to join the Revolutionary War. They are best known for their participation in the Battle of King's Mountain which was a pivotal point of the war. To our east if Erwin wich was the home of Blue Ridge Pottery. The old train station (1925) is being used for the county library. Erwin's main claim to fame is the hanging of Mary the elephant on Sept. 13, 1916. It is not something they like to claim. We are 65 miles from Asheville, NC which is home to the Biltmore Estate. It is a wonderful place to visit. More recent history is the Birthplace of Country Music in Bristol, VA/TN, 35 miles away, and Bristol Motor Speedway for NASCAR fans. Of course there is much more as in any area, I don't know as much about the area I grew up in, but sadly they didn't stress the history of the area like they do now. The area we now live in if full of history. Jonesborough, TN is the oldest town in the state. The Davy Crockett Birthplace Park is about 10 miles away. Greeneville, TN is the site of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site and is only about 15 miles away. Andrew Jackson practiced law in Jonesborough. The first abolitionist press was located in the town. 15 miles north, is the site of Sycamore Shoals State Park. There is a reconstructed fort and they hold a play every summer reenacting the battles fought there. It is also the starting point for the Overmountain Men reenactment every year. The settlers gathered at this fort and marched to join the Revolutionary War. They are best known for their participation in the Battle of King’s Mountain which was a pivotal point of the war.
To our east if Erwin wich was the home of Blue Ridge Pottery. The old train station (1925) is being used for the county library. Erwin’s main claim to fame is the hanging of Mary the elephant on Sept. 13, 1916. It is not something they like to claim.
We are 65 miles from Asheville, NC which is home to the Biltmore Estate. It is a wonderful place to visit. More recent history is the Birthplace of Country Music in Bristol, VA/TN, 35 miles away, and Bristol Motor Speedway for NASCAR fans.

Of course there is much more as in any area, I don’t know as much about the area I grew up in, but sadly they didn’t stress the history of the area like they do now.

]]> By: Karen Witemeyer http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/09/07/hometown-history/#comment-66331 Karen Witemeyer Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:44:55 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=34731#comment-66331 Hey, Charlene! Those sierra nevadas provide some gorgeous scenery. We use to go skiing up in Tahoe when I was growing up. Love those mountains! :-) Hey, Charlene! Those sierra nevadas provide some gorgeous scenery. We use to go skiing up in Tahoe when I was growing up. Love those mountains! :-)

]]> By: Charlene Sands http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/09/07/hometown-history/#comment-66330 Charlene Sands Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:34:01 +0000 http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=34731#comment-66330 This is really cool stuff, Karen. I love the history behind how Abilene got it's name. I've done a lot of research in Texas as many of my books are set there and I've visited often. Now, I'm writing in Nevada... just had to get out of the flatlands for awhile! :) This is really cool stuff, Karen. I love the history behind how Abilene got it’s name.
I’ve done a lot of research in Texas as many of my books are set there and I’ve visited often. Now, I’m writing in Nevada… just had to get out of the flatlands for awhile! :)

]]>