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[northcountrygirl]

Originally Posted by alleycat

I'm related to Sir Walter Raleigh (or Sir Walter Scott . . . I get 'em confused). One of them married a Gibbs (my grandmother's family). I'm also related to John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee. Sorry to say, he left nothing to me. ;-)

Wow! We've gotta keep this going. Probably should be another post. That's great alleycat. Of course according to Ridgerunner the only thing Eric The Red left to me was another ancestor I knew nothing about.

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by alleycat

I'm related to Sir Walter Raleigh (or Sir Walter Scott . . . I get 'em confused). One of them married a Gibbs (my grandmother's family). I'm also related to John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee. Sorry to say, he left nothing to me. ;-)

That's very interesting, Alleycat. Here in my area there is a lot of history pertaining to John Sevier.

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by Ridgerunner

That's very interesting, Alleycat. Here in my area there is a lot of history pertaining to John Sevier.

Yeah, he and Andrew Jackson were apparently not the best of friends.

A lot of history extends from East Tennessee over to Middle Tennessee. Very near where I grew up there a historical marker about the Blount family (the family of the first territorial governor if I remember correctly). Apparently, at some time they moved further west.

Of course, Clarksville is named for Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. And Lewis is buried a few miles down the Natchez trace from where I now live. There is still some mystery about his death. Suicide? Murder?

[northcountrygirl]

Originally Posted by alleycat

Yeah, he and Andrew Jackson were apparently not the best of friends.

A lot of history extends from East Tennessee over to Middle Tennessee. Very near where I grew up there a historical marker about the Blount family (the family of the first territorial governor if I remember correctly). Apparently, at some time they moved further west.

Of course, Clarksville is named for Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. And Lewis is buried a few miles down the Natchez trace from where I now live. There is still some mystery about his death. Suicide? Murder?

One of the things I love the most about being able to go to Tennesse is all of the history. I can't wait to have the time to spend in visiting some of the historic places there. The only place I got to see while I was there (4 days) was Davey Crockett State Park and the monument in the Lawrenceburg square. Hope to soak up much, much more when I get to move there and have the time.

[Ridgerunner]

As to Meriwether Lewis, most of the History Channel programs I've seen have advocated the suicide theory. Here in my area we have towns named Blountville and Sevierville for the gentlemen you mentioned. Jackson began his law career near here in Jonesborough. Apparently, he had personality conflicts with a good many people. While a very young man he challenged a political opponent to a pistol duel. Fortunately, a mutual friend persuaded the two of them to call it off. Blount County south of Knoxville was also named for William Blount. That is where Sam Houston operated a private school before moving on to Texas.

[northcountrygirl]

Originally Posted by Ridgerunner

As to Meriwether Lewis, most of the History Channel programs I've seen have advocated the suicide theory. Here in my area we have towns named Blountville and Sevierville for the gentlemen you mentioned. Jackson began his law career near here in Jonesborough. Apparently, he had personality conflicts with a good many people. While a very young man he challenged a political opponent to a pistol duel. Fortunately, a mutual friend persuaded the two of them to call it off. Blount County south of Knoxville was also named for William Blount. That is where Sam Houston operated a private school before moving on to Texas.

Ridgerunner! You are just a wealth of information. How do you remember all this stuff?

[Ridgerunner]

An insatiable love of history. Virginia (where I grew up) and Tennessee history ARE American history. I have a feeling that Alleycat knows more Tennessee history than me, especially in the Middle- and Western parts of the state.

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by northcountrygirl

One of the things I love the most about being able to go to Tennesse is all of the history. I can't wait to have the time to spend in visiting some of the historic places there. The only place I got to see while I was there (4 days) was Davey Crockett State Park and the monument in the Lawrenceburg square. Hope to soak up much, much more when I get to move there and have the time.

Northcountrygirl, you will have a chance to learn the REAL truth about Crockett instead of the fairy tale poppycock that has been perpetuated by Disney and others. "Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee"? Hogwash! He was born a short distance from where I'm now sitting in the middle of what the early settlers called "the great valley west of the mountains."

[northcountrygirl]

Originally Posted by Ridgerunner

Northcountrygirl, you will have a chance to learn the REAL truth about Crockett instead of the fairy tale poppycock that has been perpetuated by Disney and others. "Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee"? Hogwash! He was born a short distance from where I'm now sitting in the middle of what the early settlers called "the great valley west of the mountains."

Good!! I live for the truth. I am a lover of history too but I don't have your amazing memory. I'm really looking forward to the experience and I thank you both so much for sharing your knowledge with me.

[alleycat]

If you take a tour of the state capital building, you can sit at the same table that Davy Crockett sat. His initials are supposedly carved into the table where he sat. I can attest that there is a "D.C" carved into one of the tables. When I was a kid in Clarksville, every year we would take a field trip to Nashville to visit the capital and other sites. The tour guides we had were always terrific.