A few black bears once roamed Stewart County, Tennessee, around the time American settlers were coming into the area. Local folklore says one of those early pioneering families settled near…
Men from Nashville with a background in banking and merchandising found Stewart County, Tennessee to be rich in brown hematite and timber. Joseph Woods, Robert Woods and Thomas Yeatman formed…
When traveling Highway 49 in Stewart County between Bear Spring and Tennessee Ridge, you might not realize that you’re traveling on an old railroad bed.Iron production became an important industry…
Linton, Kentucky has a similar tale of towns perched alongside rivers. The story is familiar - a promising shipping point in the early pioneer days only to be left behind…
