Category Archives: Cumberland County Series

From Speeches & Rallies to Cookouts and Boat Rides

It took nine years, but we finally got a Monday off. Labor Day began as an activist holiday in 1885. Beginning with Oregon passing the Labor Day law over the years several other states followed suit until on June 28, 1894 Congress passed the act that every first Monday of September is a legal holiday and President Grover Cleveland signed the law.

Hiking, History, and Fall Foliage on the Cumberland Plateau

With the whispers of fall upon us soon tourists will flock to Cumberland County for breathtaking fall views, waterfalls, and popular hiking trails. While we all know and drive past these spots on a daily basis, what many might not know is their history, their value to our town’s humble beginnings. 

Retirement & Tourism Paradise in an Unlikely Place: The Golf Capital of Tennessee

Lake Tansi golf course features a landing strip. Renegade’s peak slope was 3,700 feet. The Chamber of Commerce forms in 1968.
The humble beginnings of the “Golf Capital of Tennessee.”

History of Cumberland County Schools

A brief history of Cumberland County Schools in Tennessee. Beginning in the 1800s through today.

Cumberland County Playhouse

The Cumberland County Playhouse is a culture that is completely unique to our town. Its Christmas traditions are some that many of us will never forget, but what is even more interesting is that the playhouse’s beginnings were completely unplanned.

The Last Chickamauga Cherokee Chief & the Cumberland Plateau

The Last Chickamauga Cherokee Chief’s role in signing a treaty giving the Scot-Irish settlers the rights to Cherokee hunting land and how it lead to the chiefs infamous assassination.