2024 Saturday, July 27, Day trip to Granville, TN "Tennessee's Mayberry"

We began our journey in Pulaski, where we stopped at Walmart for a few items and Murphy to fill up with fuel. 

We continued on Hwy 64 to Fayetteville, took 50 through Lynchburg, Tullahoma, and took Hwy 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 by way of I-40 to 840 to I-65 to Saturn Parkway to 412 to 31 South to US-43 South home.

Welcome to Granville, Tennessee 

Hubby and I rode to Granville, TN, a history town nestled 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. There, we saw farm equipment, milk trucks, tractors, a mural, and signs throughout the building telling the history of farming and Funeral Services in Granville. 

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.

Whistle Stop Saloon

Next, we stopped at the Whistle Stop Saloon, where we learned this building and area was used as an office by Dr. Wm B. Holmes, John B. Ragland used it as a Saloon during the Steamboat days, and Davis Huff used the building as a General Store. CW and Martha Ramsey made it their home, and SW & Dorothy Powell placed a trailer on the property. Randall & 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 with the characters of Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee, Opie, Otis, Floyd, Gomer, Goober, and others. 

I love Lucy 

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.

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 saw the Sutton Homestead, Granville Museum, the Daniel Barber Shop and Post Office, Clemons Car Museum, and Tennessee Quilt and Textile Museums along the way. 

Last, we visited the Historic Granville Pioneer Village, which was full of museums and crafts. 

Pioneer Village

Sutton Service Station, Quilt benches at Pruett Stages, and Webster’s barn that showcased farm equipment.

We learned the process they used to grind corn into cornmeal at Ellen Grist Mill. 

We saw a chicken house, an outhouse, and a smokehouse. 

We saw the Williamson Pioneer Cabin built in 1820. We walked through Pauline Carter Johnson Cottage Garden, and we saw growing in the garden: Tobacco, broom corn, and other vegetables. 

It was beautiful but got increasingly hot by the afternoon. We ran into rain on the way home. 

2023 June 21, The Yellow Deli, Pulaski, Etheridge, Lawrenceburg and Lynnville, Tennessee

 Today, we rode to Lawrenceburg. 

Goodwill did not open until 9AM, so we stopped at Dunkin's Donuts for bacon bites and 2 minis bagels.

Next, we stopped at Goodwill, where I bought 2 men's shirts and a quilt.

We love to buy veggies from the Amish, so we rode to Etheridge, where we bought 2 large heads of cabbage, Squash, onion, peppers, cucumbers, eggs, candy, peanuts, and potatoes.

We had the whole day free, no grandkids to watch.

So we rode to Pulaski, stopping at the Yellow Deli for lunch. 

There we ordered a Ruben sandwich which is corned beef with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, mayo, and mustard on light rye bread served with chips and pickle.

We also ordered a side salad and, for dessert, a slice of their delicious carrot cake. 

We ordered iced tea to drink, and hubby knocked his over while trying to take a picture of a plant.

Their food is always fresh and delicious.

1/2 Reuben on Rye Bread Sandwich

Salad 

Slice of fresh Carrot Cake

We rode to Lynnville, TN, to tour the Train Depot Museum (rebuilt as RR Museum 1998)and the steam locomotive. We walked through the Locomotive, passenger cars, and the little red Caboose.

In the museum were several displays, including a miniature train display.

Across the street was Soda Pop Junction and Big Johnny's Burgers, which was closed for repairs.

In front of those buildings sat an Orange and White Dodge truck, carousel, old bicycle, coke machine, and parking meters.

Orange and White Dodge Truck

Soda Pop Junction and Big Johnny's Burgers

There were public restrooms next to Lynnville's City Hall.

We saw the Iron Horse Hotel, Iron Horse Country Store, and a Historic Marker.

It began to rain, so I only had time to take a picture of the Marker before we headed back to the car.

steam locomotive

Miniature Train Display

Historic Marker
Lynnville Historic District 
Construction of the Nashville & Decatur Railroad and the partial burning of Old Lynnville (Waco) by Federal troops brought this charming town to its present location after the Civil War. The Lynnville National Register Historic District (1988) contains 59 buildings, with architectural examples from each period of the town's development from the 1860s through the early 1900s. 
Erected by Giles County Historical Society 1990

We rode back to Pulaski, stopping at Walmart and Murphys(gas). In Pulaski, we stopped at The Butcher Shop for some homegrown fresh meat.

We stopped at Flatrock Cheese, where we bought 3 different cheeses, some fried pies, stick candy, and a pint jar of local honey.

Then home by way of Minor Hill, TN.