The day started the day with me getting my teeth cleaned at the denist.
We ate breakfast around 10:30 AM at Cracker Barrel.
I ordered whole wheat buttered toast, one egg scrambled, two slices of bacon and to drink I ordered unsweet tea with lemon.
My husband ordered the Big Breakfast.
Our waitress said, I am running my butt off today because we are swamped.
Our next stop was in St Joseph Tennessee for lottery and scratch tickets.
I spent five dollars on scratch offs and I won seven dollars.
Most of the time I don't win anything.
We took highway 64 into Pulaski for site seeing.
Giles County Historic Museum was our first stop, which was located the Library. It was one very large room full of unforgettable, historic, notable, striking, impressive items.
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| Giles County Historic museum. |
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| A chair from the courthouse that was used (1857-1900) during the Civil |
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| Giles County Historic museum. |
In the one room museum, we saw a wall hanging quilt, Tennessee fifty-one Confederate Generals, Defending Elm Springs, picture of Rev Samuel Howell, a bookshelf full of old books, chair from the courthouse used (1857-1900) during the Civil, a wedding dress, several old school pictures, Medical books that belonged to Dr Louis A Edmundson,a picture of Walter Herschel Beech 1891-1950 builder of the Beechcraft Airplanes that we saw a few weeks ago in Tullahoma, Tin sign telling about Sam Davis,US Flag, Confederate Flag, & four wall hanging of Churches in Giles County.
Sitting in a corner was a case full of information about The Kentucky Derby which Mr. Mars plain an important a part.
I saw a picture of Gallahadion Winning the Kentucky Derby owned by Mr. Mars from the Milkey Way Farm Estate.
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| Gallahadion Winning the Kentucky Derby. |
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| We saw the Thomas Martin House now a bank |
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| CSB Bank is located inside this beautiful old home being repaired |
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| Hubert & Grace Grissom Colonial Hall College |
Our next stop was the Sam Davis Memorial Museum the site of Sam Davis hanging located on Sam Davis Avenue Historic District.
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Sam Davis Avenue Historic District
Tracing the original eastern city boundary and the Congressional Reservation Line once diving white and Indian territory, Sam Davis Avenue is named for a Confederate hero hanged by Federals on this hill in 1863. The Historical District, placed on the National Register in 1989, contains outstanding architecture of the 1860~1910 period. |
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The Sam Davis Memorial Museum where Sam Davis was hanged
Born October 6, 1842 near Smyra Rutherford County TN though a Confederate Soldier in the line of duty he was executed as a spy, by the Federals at Pulaski, November 27, 1863
Had I a thousand lives to live
Had I a thousand lives to give
I'd give them Nay
I'd gladly die
Before I'd live
one Life a Lie
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Sam Davis 's home, grave and Museum is located in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Sam Davis was buried near the family home, supposedly in flowerbed, on Christmas Eve.
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Coke Cola Building
611 West College St
Pulaski, TN 38478
Phone: (931) 363-1525
Our next stop was the Milky Way Farms owned by Charles Jones and his daughter Lynn Golden.
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The home and farm are now used to host weddings, events, festivals, tours, guided hunting actives and other seasonal actives.
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| Milky Way Farms Gates |
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Milky Way Farms
The farm began in 1931 when Frank Mars the founder of the Mars Candy purchased land in Tennessee. It was during extreme economic times in Giles County and many people were loosing their homes. Mr Mars bought up the land, let the people stay in their homes and work for him.
His farm employed hundreds of works from the Giles County Area. Mr Mars had prized hHerefords the fastest horses, fine sheep, incredible barns, and awesome view for his house set atop a hill overlooking the valley below
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| Milky Way Farms |
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| Milky Way Farms Manor House |
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| The original dining room table measures 12’ x 28’ and can seat up to 40 people. |
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| Fountain |
- In 1930-31, Frank Mars acquired tracts of land in Giles County to total 2,805 acres
- In 1931, Frank Mars built the original home club house which burned to the ground within a few months
- In 1931-32, Frank Mars rebuilt the Manor House as it stands today out of stone from his 2,800 acre estate (25,000 square feet, 20 bedrooms, 14 baths, and two ½ baths)
- In 1931-34, a total of 30 barns, 70 cottages, a Mausoleum and the world famous “crooked sheep barn” were built
- In 1931-34, as many as 935 local hired hands were working for $.50 a day at Milky Way Farm
- In 1932, Frank Mars introduced the Three Musketeer candy bar
- In 1932, Frank designed and built the Milky Way race track where many champion thoroughbreds were trained including the 1940 Kentucky Derby Winner, Gallahadion
- In 1931-34, Milky Way Farm was home to five nationally known livestock operations: Hereford cattle, thoroughbred horses, commercial dairy, beef cattle and Hampshire sheep
- The dining room table measures 12’ x 28’ and can seat up to 40 people.
We watch a five minute video about the farm, we asked a few questions, then we were told we could tour the whole house except the kitchen where the curator was cooking.
The curator had a pot of green-beans cooking in the kitchen for a large group that was coming later that day. Boy did they smell good! They have weddings, & entertain large groups.
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| Stair Case in Manor |
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| Stair Case in Manor |
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| One of the twenty Bedrooms in the manor |
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| Fireplace in the Master Bedroom |
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| One of the twenty Bedrooms in the manor |
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| Fireplace in the Living Room |
Alot of the farm has been sold and most of the rest of the farm the roads are not very good so we did not venture any further.
We were going to try out the Bar BQ Restaurant between Athens and Rogersville but it is not open on Mondays and Tuesdays.
We pickup the van from Champion Chrysler after having the back seat fixed so it will go it will store and come back up into a sitting position.
We drove to Stanfield's in Rogersville, my husband ordered a New York Strip, baked potato and salad bar. I ordered the kids three piece shrimp with cole slaw and two hushpuppies.
Another hot day adventure but most of what we did was inside.
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| The clouds were beautiful today |
