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East Tennessee Historical Society
Great site for teachers of Tennessee History. You can find multiple lesson plans on the history of the state, including Revolutionary Period, Civil War, World War 2, and the History of Appalachia.
Tennessee Historical Society
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
A truly incredible collection of historic and cultural information on Tennessee. For example, students can find 48 articles on the Native Americans of Tennessee, about 60 articles on Civil Rights, and approximately 123 articles on...
Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices: Teaching Tennessee History Volume Viii [Pdf]
The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) presented its ninth Teachers History Institute on June 4-8, 2007. It was funded by Humanities Tennessee and Mrs. B.W. Grimes. Taking as its theme "Voices of Opportunity: Industrialization...
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Sycamore Shoals
If you listed the most important places in Tennessee history, this would be near the top. The Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton preserves some of the land where the Watauga Association was formed, where the Transylvania...
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Donelson's Journal the Day They Passed Through the Mountain
The journal kept by John Donelson during the journey by boats down the Tennessee River in 1779-80 is one of the great records of American migration. The most dramatic day of the journey was Wednesday, March 8, a day in which Donelson's...
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Elijah Embree and the Embreeville Ironworks
This site gives a biography of Elijah Embree, one of East Tennessee?s leading industrialists of the early 19th century and in the iron industry around the world.
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Adams County, Ms: Extermination of the Natchez Indians
This site tells the history of the Natchez Indians, particularly the part where the Natchez massacred the French who were trying to take over their land. Taken from a book written in 1876.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Steamboats and the Trail of Tears
This website provides information about the roles of steamboats and the Trail of Tears in Tennessee history.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Burgess Falls
Burgess Falls State Natural Area is more scenic than it is historic. But there is some history here. If you live within an hour or two drive from the place, it is a wonderful field trip. And if you drive from Knoxville to Nashville, or...
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: The Iron Horse Arrives
This website provides information about the impact of railroads in Tennessee.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Tennessee Goes to War Again
This website provides information about Tennessee's role during World War II.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Part Four, New Nation and Statehood
This website page includes information regarding how Tennessee became a state beginning with King George III's Proclamation of 1763 and ending with Tennessee becoming a state and moving the capitol to Knoxville.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Tennessee
Discover the "birthplace of country music." Do you know who owned the first mule? These are just a few of the exciting things found in this Library of Congress America's Story article.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Leaving the Farm
This website provides information about Tennesseans leaving the family farm after the Civil War to work in city factories.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Bristol Music Story
A short piece on the resolution of Congress recognizing Bristol, Tennessee, as the "Birthplace of Country Music."
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Tennessee and the Civil War
An extended website that contains links to online databases, service records, memorial rolls, cemetery listings, pension applications for Tennessee Veterans, and more.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Tennessee State History for Kids
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Tennessee including early explorers, Native Americans, Country Music, the Civil War, and becoming a state.