10 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Reveille (Pulaski, Tennessee)
· 0.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This beautiful mansion, Reveille, is more than just a pretty face; it whispers tales of a nation rebuilding after war. Built in 1868, Reveille was the home of Benjamin Franklin Carter, a Confederate veteran, here in…
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Austin Hewitt Home
· 0.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine this stately home filled with the bright chatter of young women eager to learn. For two decades, starting in 1832, this mansion wasn't a private residence; it was the Pulaski Female Academy. It provided…
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Clifton Place (Wales, Tennessee)
· 5.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This elegant mansion stands as a silent witness to a painful chapter in Tennessee's history. Clifton Place, built in 1812 for Tyree Rodes, Sr., was the heart of a large plantation. Tyree Rodes and his family lived here,…
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Veto, AL
· 14.0 mi
Veto, Alabama, sits high enough at 722 feet to offer sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, a reminder that the land has always defined its character. Agriculture, particularly cotton, established Veto as a vital…
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Ardmore, AL
· 18.1 mi
Ardmore sits nestled at a higher elevation than much of the surrounding area, a fact that gave it its name, bestowed by a railroad surveyor who recognized the 'high hill' in 1899. That slightly cooler summer air…
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Elkmont, AL
· 18.6 mi
Elkmont's story is one of fertile ground and fortunate timing. Nestled in a valley high enough to catch a breeze, it benefitted enormously from the arrival of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. While other small…
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Prewitt-Amis-Finney House
· 18.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming house has a history tied to both wealth and forced labor. Built around 1810, the Prewitt-Amis-Finney House, also called Turnhill Farm, was initially home to the Prewitt family, who relied on enslaved…
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The Mills a Flood Washed Away
· 19.2 mi
This is where Davy Crockett tried to become a settled man of business, and where it all fell apart. Around 1817 he moved his family to Lawrence County and went to work. He was made a justice of the peace, and famously…
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Cedar Hill, AL
· 19.2 mi
Cedar Hill, Alabama, has always been a place shaped by its past. The rhythms of agriculture still dictate life here, much as they did when the town was a stop on that old stagecoach route, a place to trade goods and…
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Sulphur Trestle Fort Site
· 19.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Right here, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest won a stunning victory that briefly disrupted Union supply lines. On September 9/25/1864, Forrest's cavalry attacked a Union…