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SPECIAL THANKS

We'd like to extend a special thanks to the following folks who helped us make this project possible:

We'd like to that our funders USDA Rural Development , Tucker Foundation, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development, the Cracker Barrel Foundation, our sponors, and the numerous other private and public donors that made this Web site and it's promotion possible.

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Thanks to Darrell Kerley, Jesse Kaufman, Donna Zec and all the Web site programmers at MMA Creative for nuturing the idea of this project and making it a reality. 

Thank you Randy Williams of the Upper Cumberland Development District for giving this project the Edge, and thanks to all our members and partners who have always participated with the Alliance, and supported our efforts to pursue a more inclusive vision for the region's future.  

 

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Jackson County Museum

Jackson County Museum

The Jackson County Historical Society maintains an excellent local history museum in the Fred Lucas Haile Museum building on Montpelier Street, a block from Gainesboro’s public square. This historic structure began in 1894 as Gainesboro’s Methodist church building; later, it was the home of the Jackson County Sentinel for many years. The structure was later purchased by Mr. Haile and given to the City of Gainesboro as a memorial to his Jackson County ancestors. The historical society, organized in 1984, operates the museum and maintains its research facility.

Of interest to visitors are a scale model of Fort Blount, items from early steamboat days on the Cumberland River, a moonshining exhibit, an excellent collection of historic textiles, and much more. Volunteers are available during operating hours (Thursdays and Fridays, 8 AM to 4 PM, Saturdays 8 AM to Noon) to help visitors with research on Jackson County history and genealogy.

For More Information

105 Montpelier St.
Gainesboro, TN 38562

Phone: 931 268-9190
Website: http://tenngreen.org/projects/high-adventure/jacksonmuseum.html

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