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Jenny Wade’s Stolen Heart
“Corporal Skelly, Jennie’s fiancé, never learned of her death.” Mary Virginia “Jennie “ Wade was the only civilian killed during the battle of Gettysburg. During the morning of July 3, 1863, Jennie was kneading bread in the kitchen that she would feed to passing soldiers. The famous battle was taking place right outside the home…
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Gone: The Old Spaghetti Factory
“On Christmas Day, December 25, 2020, a vehicle bomb detonated” The Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, was a popular restaurant and city landmark located on Second Avenue in the heart of the Lower Broadway entertainment district, known for its unique interior featuring a historic streetcar with seating inside, classic Italian‑American menu items such…
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Broadway Nashville in Black and White
“Honky Tonk Highway” Broadway is synonymous with live music. The neon-lit stretch, often referred to as “Honky Tonk Highway,” is home to a plethora of bars and clubs where you can hear live music any time of day. Iconic venues like Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Robert’s Western World, and Legends Corner have hosted countless aspiring musicians,…
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One of the darkest days of country music
“It’s known as one of the darkest days of country music.” On March 5, 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in a private airplane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Also killed was the pilot, Randy Hughes, who was Patsy Cline’s manager and Cowboy Copas’s son in law. The group…
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Parthenon: Nashville’s Athens
“The Parthenon was originally constructed in 1895 for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, a World’s Fair” In Nashville, Tennessee, far from the marble hills of Athens, stands a life-size replica of the Parthenon. It sounds like a myth or a prank, but it’s very real, and it has been part of the city for well over…
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Secret City, Oak Ridge
“Little Boy had a blast yield of 15 KiloTons of TNT. This gave it a blast radius of 1 mile.” One August 6, 1945 the US Army Air Forces dropped the uranium-fueled Little Boy atomic bomb over Hiroshima in the first of only two atomic bombings of a population in history. Instantly killing 80,000 people…
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Meriwether Lewis Monument and Burial Site
“The lady of the house heard two gunshots go off in the middle of the night and found Meriwether dead the next morning.” Meriwether Lewis is most famous for his expeditions with William Clark that mapped the United States from the Louisiana purchase to the Pacific Ocean. Meriwether’s death is shroud in mystery. In the…
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The Beetle That Carried Evil: Ted Bundy’s Volkswagen and Its Afterlife
“His car aided him in killing spree.” Herbie would be mortified to know that a Volkswagen Beetle was used as a tool by one of the most horrific and disgusting douche canoes that ever lived. Ted Bundy is a known murder and necrophilia of the 1970’s. He was sentenced to death and killed for his…
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Doe Covered Bridge
“It features a “traditional wooden truss design” The Doe Covered Bridge, also known as the Elizabethton Covered Bridge, was constructed in 1882 by Sanford Gribble, a locally known bridge builder. It spans 134 feet over the Doe River in downtown Elizabethton, Tennessee, and remains one of the few 19th-century covered bridges still standing in the…
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The Hope Diamond: A $350 Million Curse?
“From that moment, misfortune followed every owner, one by one.” At the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., sits one of the most famous gems in the world—the Hope Diamond. This breathtaking 45.53-carat deep-blue diamond sparkles behind glass, resting on a rotating pedestal, mesmerizing millions of visitors each year. While its beauty…
