WebmasterOct 27, 20233 minJacob M. Scudder and the Legend of the Gold TunnelI am Jake Scudder, a Wilkes County man from Jackson, A Whig and Republican in political conviction, Resting beneath these columns of...
WebmasterOct 4, 20233 minThe Old Federal Road:The Treaty of Tellico and the great road that traversed Augusta, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1805 the Federal Road was created,...
WebmasterMar 24, 20235 minThe Resurrection of the Nelson-Simmons TavernIn 1804, the Cherokee Indians had negotiated the terms of the creation of a Federal Road that ran between Tennessee to Augusta, Georgia. ...