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The Tennessee Division of Archaeology maintains a database of all archaeological sites recorded within the state of Tennessee.As of January 1, 2009 this catalog contains more than 22,000 sites, including both prehistoric and historic resources.
Fewkes Group Archaeological Site , also known as the Boiling Springs Site, [1] is a pre American history Native American archaeological site located in the city of Brentwood, in Williamson County, Tennessee. It is in Primm Historic Park on the grounds of Boiling Spring Academy, a historic schoolhouse established in 1830.
Rock Island State Park is a state park in Warren County and White County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States.The park is named after the community of Rock Island, Tennessee, which in turn received its name from an island on the Caney Fork upstream from the Collins River confluence and Great Falls Dam. [1]
Tennessee has 59 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The largest park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail, is made up of land along the Cumberland Trail, stretching from Cumberland Gap at the Virginia state line to Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County, just northwest of Chattanooga. [1]
The Old Stone Fort is a prehistoric Native American structure located in Coffee County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States.Most likely built between 80 and 550 AD during the Middle Woodland period, the structure is considered the most complex hilltop enclosure found in the South and was likely used for ceremonial purposes rather than defense.
It is a 400-acre (161.9 ha) State Natural Area managed by Rock Island State Park. [3] It is named for the discovery of the bones of a giant ground sloth in 1811. The cave was operated as a saltpeter mine, notably during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. A variety of natural remains and human artifacts have been well preserved in the ...
The gold medal won by John Hopkins Noel Sr.,a Nashville skeet shooter became the first Tennessean to win an Olympic gold medal, sit framed, at Tennessee State Museum in Nashville , Tenn., Tuesday ...
They most often combine gold with other metals such as palladium, nickel, or chromium to increase the strength of the crown. [citation needed] Gold teeth were first present in America during the Jim Crow era. Originally, it had become a tradition in Louisiana before becoming a fashion trend around the Deep South region in the early 1900s. [8]