Tobacco has long been a lifeline for Southern farmers. It's lifted communities out of poverty and enabled families to hold onto land for generations.
Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of ... They wanted to protect what remained of their land before it was too late. Although the five Indian nations had made earlier ...
This Halloween, we're highlighting the fascinating tales of eight famous witches from Southern folklore. How many have you ...
Railroads changed agriculture. As railways linked farms to a wider commercial world, farmers began to grow new crops for markets near and far. Vast wheat fields supplied flour for people around the ...
In 1898, a Swedish-American farmer found a gigantic slab of rock on his farm with symbols that appeared to be Norse ... First appearing in a diary that was published in the late 1800s, the legend of ...
produce and animals after Hurricane Helene struck in late September. From pecans to tomatoes to livestock, various farms in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida were devastated ...
Wounded in battle, Law's soldier decides to abandon his post and make the long journey back to Kidman as she struggles to ...
KFC and Dave's Hot Chicken have added iterations of Tennessee's most famous local ... Its roots have been traced back to the late 1800s, and many food historians believe it to have evolved from ...
From the nation’s beginning, Americans have grappled with who gets educated and who pays for education. Both public and private schools have relied on a combination of public and private funding.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, this year. The big day is always on the first Tuesday of November. Here's how the tradition got started.
What’s new: If you haven’t been back in a few years, you might be surprised by the Tennessee Creek Basin terrain on the ...