• Start with a City beginning with A
    • This is BY STATE
    • Similar to the Tag contest, there will be one thread per state
    • Post a picture of your bike AND some sign, building etc which clearly shows the city/state you're in
    • The next person posts from a city with the name beginning with B, then C, D, etc
    • You can't posts back-to-back pics, you have to wait for a person to post the next city
    • Once Z is reached, the game starts over with A
    • If your state doesn't have a city beginning with the next letter in sequence, it's okay to skip that letter
    • If the location sits for more than one month, the person that posted that is open to move it to the next letter.

    The World Wide game is a bit different as it is by whatever is considered a geographic type of regional category, state/province/village etc. and all those will be in the single World Wide A-Z topic.

TN: A to Z (Round 8)

Bell Town For A B -

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A bit of history -

Bell Town has traditionally been an African American community. Folk history has it that the traditional residents are descendants of the slaves of Middle Tennessee ironmaster Montgomery Bell as he was widely reputed to have had several slave mistresses, many inhabitants claim descent from Bell via these women. A primary school was located here until it was closed by racial integration in the 1960s; the renovated building later served as an office for a religious ministry and as a restaurant before being demolished in the late 2010s. The Bell Town Cemetery is a historic cemetery that has been used by African Americans for generations. ​
 
Dickson For D -
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A Little Bit Of History -

Dickson, Tennessee, has a rich history rooted in its role as a railroad stop, an iron industry hub, and a Civil War-era location. The town was established in 1873 and named after Congressman William Dickson. Prior to its official naming, the area was known as Mile Post 42 during the Civil War and may have been called Sneedville or Smeedville.​
 
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(E)still Springs

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Estill Springs is a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, with a population of 2,694 as of a revised 2020 census. Locals often refer to it simply as "Estill." The town is part of the Winchester, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is located in Middle Tennessee2.

History​

Estill Springs has a rich history dating back to circa 1840, when the Frank Estill family donated land for railroad construction. The town developed as a spa destination, thanks to its mineral springs, which were historically known to the Cherokee people for their healing properties. During the Civil War, it was known as "Allisonia" and served as a Confederate training camp.

Modern-Day Estill Springs​

Today, Estill Springs is known for its natural spring water, recreational activities, and community events. The town offers little league baseball, horse shows, pee wee football, and other activities throughout the year. It is surrounded by lakes and green spaces, making it a great spot for outdoor enthusiasts.
 
Fernvale For A F -

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Some History -


In 1819, Samuel and Ollie Jones Smith settled along the South Harpeth River near the sulphur springs. In 1879, John B. McEwen purchased Smith's Springs, renamed it Fernvale, and developed a popular summer resort. In 1904, railroad executive William Pepper Bruce bought the resort with 3,500 acres and operated the hotel until it burned in 1910. After the hotel's closure, Fernvale became a more quiet, rural community, with some remnants of its past, like the Fernvale Community Church and the former gas station, still standing. Fernvale Methodist church, organized in 1849, was built in 1885. Fernvale Church of Christ, organized in 1907, moved to its present building in 1950.
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(G)ossburg kinda lucked up on this one.

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Not much info...

Gossburg is a small community located in Coffee County, Tennessee. It operates in the Central Time Zone and is near several other towns, including Beech Grove, Fredonia, and Christiana.
 
Hillsboro For A H (I almost got Hoover Gap instead!)

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A Bit Of History -

Hillsboro, the unincorporated community in Coffee County, was founded in the early 1800s and was in competition for the county seat of Coffee County. Initially called Pond Spring, Hillsboro was a large community that competed with Manchester for the county seat, and was actually larger at the time. While Hillsboro was a contender, Tullahoma eventually became the county seat due to its strategic location at the junction of two major railway lines.​
 
Jeannette For J -
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Very little history -

The cemetery was established circa 1900 and largely superceded Suttles Chapel as the primary cemetery in the area after World War I. There are 16 graves marked with fieldstones, 6 graves marked by other various means but not identified, and about 6 depressions which may indicate burials. ​
 
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(K)immins About the only information is that it exists.

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Kimmins is an unincorporated community in northern Lewis County, Tennessee. It lies along local roads north of Hohenwald, the county seat of Lewis County. The elevation of Kimmins is 951 feet (290 meters).
 
Liberty Hill For A L -

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A Little History -

Liberty Hill served as a point along the route of the forced relocation of Cherokee Indians in the 1830s, as described in the Indian Removal Act. The Cherokees, numbering 4,000, passed by Liberty Hill on their way to Oklahoma. The Liberty Church was a prominent Methodist gathering place in the early 19th century. It was associated with several Methodist leaders, including Joshua Cannon, Benjamin Sewell, and Moses Spires. It hosted the Western Conference of the Methodist Church in 1808, the first annual conference west of the Alleghenies. Early Methodist preacher Lorenzo Dow also visited the Liberty Church in 1804. Liberty School, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1900, is one of the few remaining examples of its kind in Williamson County. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 but was later removed in 2006.​
 
(M)artha

Martha, Tennessee, is an unincorporated community in Wilson County. It sits along State Route 109 and U.S. Route 70 and has a handful of businesses. Nothing much there but the train station. History? Dunno.


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Newsome Station (one the last tags on BlueBelle - happens to be less that 2 miles from my house) -

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A bit of history -

Newsome Station, now largely known as Newsom's Mill, was a bustling community and historic site in Bellevue, Tennessee, near the Big Harpeth River. The area was settled and developed by the Newsom family, starting around 1790. It included a tavern, a train depot, and various other amenities before primarily becoming known for its grist mill. The original mill, built by William Bryant Newsom, was destroyed by a flood in 1808, but Joseph M. Newsom, William's son, rebuilt it in 1862 using hand-dressed limestone. They also operated the stone quarries. From these were taken great limestone blocks. These "hewn blocks were dressed by rubbing with wet pieces of grindstone". Stone from the Newsom quarries can be found in the State Capital, the Customs House, Hume-Fogg High School, Union Station and the stone wall around the old City Cemetery.​
 
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