Feb. 27, 1788: A three-day skirmish called the âBattle of the Lost State of Franklinâ was fought at what is now Tipton-Haynes Historic Site. Soldiers braved severe cold and snowstorms. (Source: An Adventure in Northeast Tennessee: A three Day (Self-Guided) Tour by Faith Stahl.)
Feb. 27, 1890: Readers of The Comet learned âThe order for the basting and iron work for the new hotel and office building for the Carnegie Land Company has been given to the Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works. The order is a large one and Chattanooga and Knoxville companies had bids in but Johnson City never gets left. The company here does as good work and does it cheaper than any company in the State (sic). It is not out of place to state here that there are only one or two larger and better equipped shops in the State than the Johnson City Foundry and machine works (sic.)â
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Stratton historical society offers 2021 calendars for sale
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STRATTON The Dead River Area Historical Society’s pictorial 2021 calendars are available. The cover features the children of Edward and Alice Scribner: “1956, Judy holding Melissa, then Kathy and Randy holding Brenda.”
According to a news release from the society, each month will feature:
• January – The Village of Stratton Circa March 1924;
• February – Gas Lombard run by the Eustis Lumber Company, 1918;
• March – Eleven sleds of white birch belonging to Stratton Mfg. Company 1919;
• April – North Branch Bridge, April 1927 Flood, Stratton;
• May – William “Bill” Arnold, Eustis Village, circa 1920;
• June –D ead River Fish and Game Association Map 1940;