Memories of Marion

    There are many postcards of Kate’s Barbeque in Kimball which was located between the current Waffle House and RaceTrac Service Station. Unlike other postcards of Kate’s that are…

    This real picture postcard dates from the early 1940s and depicts Smith’s Log Cabins and Cafe that was in Kimball. The cabins faced Jasper along Kimball Cove Road,…

    Built in the 1930s, and operated by Mrs. T. J. Bloss, the Courtesy Court in South Pittsburg had a fine restaurant and served as a bus stop too.…

    Titled “Hardy’s Addition” this postcard from about 1910 shows several homes near the foot of the Cumberland Mountains in Richard City. The back of the card reads, “Hardy’s…

    Dated December 29, 1926, this real picture postcard shows the NC & StL Railroad bridge crossing Battle Creek near South Pittsburg during a flood. Before Nickajack Dam was…

    This is one of many postcards advertising Wonder Cave located near Monteagle. This card dates from 1908-09. ~Submitted by David Head

    This street scene at Jasper dates from 1954-55 and in an era preceding traffic lights, signs like the one seen on the highway, directed traffic. The garage building…

    This postcard shows a bridge near Jasper surrounded by water during a flood in the county in late spring of 1911. Castle Rock can be seen in the…

    In the 1940s when this picture was made, nary a house could be seen on this section of Highway 41 coming from Kimball going through Battle Creek, toward…

    Believed to date from the late 1930s/early 1940s, this postcard shows Shorty Ehrhart in front of his cafe that also served as his residence at Kimball, Tennessee. During…