Memories of Marion

    For three-quarter of a century the NC & StL Railroad Depot at Sewanee served Marion Countians as they traveled throughout Tennessee and the United… Login to continue reading Login…

    The Lankester Hotel opened in 1900 on the square in Jasper. It was owned by Mr. J. G. Lancaster, “a retired traveling man… Login to continue reading Login…

    This is one of numerous postcards known to exist of the Pine Crest Motel and Restaurant at Kimball. The motel and restaurant was built… Login to continue reading Login…

    This street scene from Jasper dates from the mid to the late 1940s. We figured out the date from the “Dewey for President”… Login to continue reading Login…

  Taken in the fall of 1907, this is an image of the Lowman House which was located at the corner of Elm Avenue and Second… Login to continue reading Login…

    The Pryor Institute at Jasper was founded in 1887 and until 1910, was the only school in the county comparable to a high school.… Login to continue reading Login…

    For decades the Dixie Highway was the main thoroughfare for tourists coming from the Chattanooga area heading to Monteagle and on to Nashville. This… Login to continue reading Login…

    This picture was taken at the juncture of 4th Street and Cedar Avenue in South Pittsburg. This street scene of South Pittsburg dates… Login to continue reading Login…

    This real picture postcard of Proal’s Grade “A” Tourist Lodge at Kimball is postmarked April 24, 1940. The tourist lodge faced Jasper along… Login to continue reading Login…

    This 1940s image looks upstream toward Hales Bar Dam & Lock on the Tennessee River at Guild. The picture was no doubt taken from the… Login to continue reading Login…