Memories of Marion

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

This real picture postcard from the early 1920s shows Lee Highway, now Highway 72, coming from Kimball to South Pittsburg. The bridge in the center… Login to continue reading Login…

Construction on the American Legion Post 62 building began in October 1925. It was the first meeting place for the area National Guard and looks… Login to continue reading Login…