WebmasterOct 27, 20233 min readJacob 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 min readThe 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 min readThe 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. ...