Tennessee History
Tennessee State Historian
Walter T. Durham is the current State Historian. His predecessors, since the office was established by act of the General Assembly in 1955, were Robert H. White, Dan M. Robison, Stanley F. Horn, and Wilma Dykeman. Durham is the author of many articles and seventeen books on Tennessee history subjects. In 2004, he published a study of the state’s historical agencies and their activities. The study included ... These publications represent the first attempt to assemble such a comprehensive directory and to discuss the state of state history in Tennessee . Together they establish a benchmark for future cooperation and planning in the field. ... [Read More]
TDEC:Tennessee Historical Commission
The mission of the Tennessee Historical Commission is to encourage the inclusive diverse study of Tennessee's history for the benefit of future generations; to protect, preserve, interpret, operate, maintain, and administer historic sites; to mark important locations, persons, and events in Tennessee history; to assist in worthy publication projects; to review, comment on and identify projects that will potentially impact state-owned and non-state-owned historic properties; to locate, identify, record and nominate to the National Register of Historic Places all properties which meet National Register criteria, and to implement other programs of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended. ... [Read More]
History & Genealogy - Bibliography of Tennessee Bibliographies
Note: The two works in this category are companion volumes, covering Tennessee history and culture from prehistoric times through the 20th century. Smith's work covers books and articles published before 1973; Dickinson's work picks up there and covers works published through 1996. Both works contain sections on bibliography, history (general, local, natural and prehistory), archaeology, economics, government and politics, literature, biography, society, culture and religion, military affairs, the African-American and Native American experience, legal and legislative history. ... [Read More]
History & Genealogy - Bibliographies - Core List of TN Books
Porter, James D. Tennessee: Confederate military history. Atlanta, Confederate Pub. Co., 1899 (vol. 8 of Confederate military history; reprinted 1976 by Blue & Gray Press). ... Biographies of 200 persons important in Tennessee history, arranged by time period; selected bibliography and suggested readings. ... Reprint of a classic history of railroads in Tennessee , originally published in 1975. ... [Read More]
History & Genealogy - Bibliographies - Tennessee Authors
Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Tennessee Authors of Adult Fiction, Poetry & Drama: 1970s - Present ... [Read More]
History & Genealogy - Acts of Tennessee 1796 - 1850 : Index to Names - Introduction
This name index to the Acts passed by the Tennessee legislature is intended to help provide access to this vast source of early Tennessee history & genealogy. Used in conjunction with the journals of proceedings of the Tennessee House and Senate, and the petitions of citizens to the legislature, the index can provide the means to interpret some of Tennessee's richest source material. ... [Read More]
Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of Tennessee
URL: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/states/tennessee/tennessee_history.html ... The three great earthquakes that occurredin the Upper Mississippi region near NewMadrid in 1811 - 1812 rank among the mostsignificant events in U.S. history. maximumintensity for each of the large shocks is estimatedat XII. Topographic changes werenoted over an area of 75,00 to 130,00 square kilometers;the total area shaken was at least 5 millionsquare kilometers. Damage was very small forsuch great earthquakes because of sparsepopulation. Chimneys were knocked down inmany places in Tennessee, Kentucky, andMissouri. The most seriously affected areawas characterized by raised and sunken lands,fissures, sinks, sand blows, and large landslides.The most typical sunken land is ReelfootLake in Tennessee. This lake is from 12 to 16kilometers in length and from 3 to 5 kilometers in width.The submergence ranged from 1.5 to perhaps6 meters, although greater depths were reported. ... [Read More]
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