Tennessee Heritage Tourism - Many many facets

Tennessee is a state where there is always 'something happening' it seems to me. Economic growth, sports at all levels, multiple growing major cities, complex heritage, and magnificent and broadly varying geographic and physiographic regions provide a plethora of heritage tourism opportunities in a reasonably compact package. Have you been in Tennessee lately? Put it on your visit list.

Many families settled in Tennessee at an early date in the history of USA and then, some of them migrated across the nation. Are any of them some of your ancestors? If so, you will want to learn much more about the State of Tennessee.

From the west, driving, you will likely enter Tennessee over the Hernando de Soto Bridge into Memphis on I-40; image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee.

This is a very useful website with incredible information for your use about the heritage and culture of Civil War Era Tennessee. Be sure to check it out before you plan your trip to Tennessee.

Be sure to look at the red tabs along the top for many, many details on trails, battle sites, occupation stories and more.

Have you been to Tennessee?

American Lion: Andrew Jackson

Nicknamed "Old Hickory" for his toughness and aggressive personality. President of the United States from 1829 to 1937.

Perhaps still best known as winning Commanding General in the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the War of 1812.

Made his home at The Hermitage, Nashville, TN.

Tennessee is perhaps best known as a center for many forms of music - not just country music but also rock and roll, blues and rockability, along with several forms of Christian music. Many sites and programs are available to welcome the heritage tourism visitor.