Memories of Marion

This postcard shows Charles “Chess” McCartney and his goat caravan near Monteagle. His son accompanied him as he meandered all over the country, beginning in 1936.… Login to continue reading Login…

There are many real picture postcards of the Marion Memorial Bridge and this is one of the oldest as it dates from September 1936. There… Login to continue reading Login…

The Will Cummings Highway, named for the Hamilton County judge who pioneered road building in the early 1900s, extends from Jasper to Chattanooga. This image… Login to continue reading Login…

This postcard of Cedar Avenue in South Pittsburg is dated Sept. 21, 1913. Mailed to Miss Daisy Boyce in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from her brother,… Login to continue reading Login…

This real picture postcard of Ketner’s Grist Mill near Victoria was taken by Christine Smith in 1987. It is listed on the National Register of… Login to continue reading Login…

From the early to mid-1960s, The Tennessean Restaurant did a bustling business specializing in Country Ham, Hot Biscuits, Fresh Tennessee River Catfish and Hush Puppies.… Login to continue reading Login…

This is an advertising postcard for the United States Stove Company that was located on Cedar Avenue in South Pittsburg. Dating from 1955 and mailed to Haning’s Inc… Login to continue reading Login…

This image shows three people in a boat traveling down the Tennessee River in the Mullins Cove area of Marion County in the early 1920s.… Login to continue reading Login…

    This 1908 postcard may be Cleavets Spring, or Cleavets may be a mineral water found here. Carolyn Millhiser once owned Lodge’s Point, for… Login to continue reading Login…