Memories of Marion

    It was the most dangerous portion of the river to navigate for two centuries, the Grand Canyon of the Tennessee River is most times very beautiful, as is most…

    This postcard dates from the spring of 1909 and shows the construction of the lock on Hales Bar Dam at Guild. Early postcards of the dam, like this…

    From 1892 to 1930 the Eagle Pencil Mill operated here in South Pittsburg utilizing local cedar that was sent to the main plant in New York to produce lead…

    This 1908 postcard may be Cleavets Spring, which was located under Lodge’s Point in South Pittsburg. Lodge’s Point got its name from Joseph Lodge, who started Lodge Manufacturing…

    This real picture postcard is from around 1949, coming up the mountain from Jasper to Tracy City via U.S. Highway 41. Submitted by David Head

    H. Caldwell took this photograph of this beautiful old Lusk home near Suck Creek on August 26,1917 and Photographic Appliances Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota, printed it. John Lusk…

    This circa 1906 real picture postcard shows Bragg’s Point near Monteagle, Tennessee. Lenehan’s Pharmacy at Monteagle marketed this card and several others, all depicting scenes in and around…

    While there are several postcards that picture Castle Rock at Jasper, Tennessee, this is the only one that shows the radio tower & light beacon atop the mountain…

    This real picture postcard is of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church that sits on the corner of Elm Avenue and 4th Street at South Pittsburg. The card dates from…

    This image shows the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company’s plant at Whitwell in 1908. The large building in the foreground with the tall chimney, housed the powerhouse.…