Memories of Marion

The Powell Family 1905
Barton Powell and his wife Martha Jane Bryant Powell (seated center) are pictured here with their daughter Leona Powell Barbee who is seated to the… Login to continue reading Login…

Independence Day Celebration 1913
This photo shows a buggy all decked out in festive colors for an Independence Day celebration at South Pittsburg in July 1913. -Submitted by David… Login to continue reading Login…

Nickajack Cave 1910
This is a circa 1910 image of Nickajack Cave. There is a dirt road leading up toward the cave and near it a stone wall.… Login to continue reading Login…

Rankin’s Ferry 1939
There are four different postcards of Rankin’s Ferry, first operated in 1914, known to exist. All are Real Picture Postcards by Cline of Chattanooga, and… Login to continue reading Login…

South Pittsburg and Tennessee River 1906
This is a view taken from Lodge’s Point, as there were no planes taking aerial photographs in 1906. The postcard provides a good view of… Login to continue reading Login…

Burns Island and Tennessee River 1911
This postcard is postmarked July 18, 1911 and it shows the Tennessee River as you look North toward the Cumberland Mountain Range. Taken from Lodge… Login to continue reading Login…

Farmer Johns Restaurant 1960s
In the late 1960s, John Acuff bought The Tennessean Restaurant at Jasper, added a barn-like upper portion and opened up a restaurant that he called Farmer… Login to continue reading Login…

First Baptist Church 1908
Dating from about 1908, this real picture postcard shows one of South Pittsburg’s architectural treasures, the First Baptist Church located at Fifth and Laurel Streets. The “Old Stone… Login to continue reading Login…

Richard Hardy Memorial School
Richard Hardy Memorial School was built around 1926 by the Dixie Portland Cement Company at the cost of $243,000 and maintained as a memorial to… Login to continue reading Login…

Wonder Cave 1906
This is just one of more than 150 postcards of Wonder Cave at Monteagle. Discovered in 1897, the cave and surrounding property was purchased by R. M.… Login to continue reading Login…
