We began our journey in Pulaski, stopping at Walmart for a few items and Murphy to fill up with fuel.
We continued Hwy 64 to Fayetteville, took 50 through Lynchburg and Tullahoma, and took 55 to Manchester and McMinnville.
Hwy 56 to Smithville to I-40 to Hwy 70 is a very curved road to 53
We went home from I-40 to 840 to I-65 to Saturn Parkway to 412 to 31 South to US-43 South home.
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| Welcome to Granville, Tennessee |
Hubby and I rode to Granville, TN, a history town on the Cumberland River.
Tennessee Mayberry Town. We bought tickets at $7 each to visit the Museum of Granville.
We first stopped at the Farm to Your Table Agriculture Museum. We saw farm equipment, milk trucks, tractors, a mural, and signs throughout the building telling the history of farming and Funeral Services in Granville.
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| T.B. Sutton Store |
Next, we stopped at the Sutton General Store, a two-story building with fixtures from the early 20th century.
They had ordered grilled hamburgers left over from the day before.
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Whistle Stop Saloon |
Next, we stopped at the Whistle Stop Saloon, where we learned that this building and area were used as offices by Dr. Wm B. Holmes, John B. Ragland used it as a Saloon during the Steamboat days, and Davis Huff used it as a General Store. CW and Martha Ramsey made it to their home, and SW and Dorothy Powell placed a trailer on the property. Randall and Peggy Clemons purchased the property and constructed a building similar to the original building.
We visited the three-part museum highlighting the Andy Griffith Show, which featured the characters of Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee, Opie, Otis, Floyd, Gomer, Goober, and others.
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| I love Lucy |
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| Andy getting his hair cut by Floyd. |
A part of that museum was dedicated to The I Love Lucy Show featuring Lucy, Desi Armaz, Ethe, and Fred Mertz with Little Ricky.
A third section was dedicated to Whiskey Decanter, a collection donated by several people.
The Barrett's of Watertown collection of over 2,000 Jim Beam decanters.
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| I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith Show, and Jim Beam Whiskey Museums |
Gussie and Joe Miller of Cookville donated 3,000 decanters, including The Elvis Presley collection depicting the "King."
We also saw the Sutton Homestead, Granville Museum, the Daniel Barber Shop and Post Office, Clemons Car Museum, and Tennessee Quilt and Textile Museums.
Last, we visited the Historic Granville Pioneer Village, which is full of museums and crafts.
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| Pioneer Village |
Sutton Service Station, Quilt benches at Pruett Stages, and Webster's barn that showcased farm equipment.
We learned how they grind corn into cornmeal at Ellen Grist Mill.
We saw a chicken house, an outhouse, and a smokehouse.
We saw the 1820-built Williamson Pioneer Cabin and walked through Pauline Carter Johnson Cottage Garden, where Tobacco, broom corn, and other vegetables were growing.
It was beautiful but got increasingly hot by the afternoon. We ran into rain on the way home.
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