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History Corner

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A Short History of Shelbyville

By Ridley Wills II | March 13, 2024

Soon thereafter, Mamie chose to move to Shelbyville where she spent the remainder of her life living in the Dixie Hotel on the public square.

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Tennessee-born officer was one of first to enter Berlin in 1944

By Ridley Wills II | January 17, 2024

Major Lon MacFarland, of Columbia, Tenn., was a native Tennessean whose ancestor arrived at Fort Nashboro by boat in 1780.

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Sarah Childress Polk’s Financial Plight

By Ridley Wills II | January 3, 2024

Bill wrote his brother urging him to introduce legislation in Congress to grant Mrs. Polk a pension as a widow of a president of the United States.

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Men in military uniforms stand around a globe. The subject of the story is on the far left with a slight smile.

The Tales of Smiling Jack Harding

By Ridley Wills II | December 20, 2023

Ridley takes us on a flight around the world with Smiling Jack Harding.

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The Downtown Presbyterian Church to Celebrate its 99th Waffle Shop

By Ridley Wills II | November 22, 2023

The Downtown Presbyterian Church Waffle Shop fundraiser will take place on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

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Where did Wedgewood Get its Name?

By Ridley Wills II | November 8, 2023

The answer involves a championship trotter and several landowners.

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The life of Tennessean Cordell Hull

By Ridley Wills II | October 25, 2023

While most men who worked these rafts spent their money in Nashville saloons, Cordell used his money to buy books in a Nashville bookstore.

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Merrill’s Marauders tie to Tennessee

By Ridley Wills II | October 11, 2023

The Marauders were a United States Army special operations unit during World War II.

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Major General Frank Maxwell Andrews

By Ridley Wills II | September 27, 2023

Major General Frank Maxwell Andrews is the most overlooked military hero in Tennessee’s history.

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The less familiar Fort Loudoun

By Ridley Wills II | September 13, 2023

Nashvillians are generally familiar with Fort Nashboro, but less familiar is Fort Loudoun.

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