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The Museum of Appalachia, located in Norris, Tennessee, 20 miles (32 km) north of Knoxville, is a living history museum that interprets the pioneer and early 20th-century period of the Southern Appalachian region of the United States.
Museum of Appalachia: Norris: Anderson: East: Living: Early-20th-century mountain life in the Southern Appalachians. Museum of Biblical History: Collierville: Shelby: West: Archaeological: website, archaeological artifacts and exact full-sized replicas of major archaeological discoveries from Bible lands Museum of East Tennessee History ...
The Museum of the Middle Appalachians is located in downtown Saltville. The museum displays exhibits on topics including the geological history of the region, the American Civil War, the company town era of Saltville's history, and the Woodland Indians. [22]
Hostetter Museum of Natural History, Suter Science Center, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg James Madison University Mineral Museum, Harrisonburg Museum of the Middle Appalachians, Saltville
Exhibits at the Gray Fossil Site & Museum, including replicas of fossil tapirs, alligator, and rhinoceros. The Gray Fossil Site is an Early Pliocene assemblage of fossils dating between 4.5 and 4.9 million years old, located near the community of Gray in Washington County, Tennessee.
Appalachia (locally / ˌ æ p ə ˈ l æ tʃ ə /, also /-l eɪ tʃ ə,-l eɪ ʃ ə / [4]) is a geographic region located in the central and southern sections of the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.
John Rice Irwin (December 11, 1930 – January 16, 2022) was an American cultural historian, and founder of the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee.. His interest in history began at an early age, and was inspired by his grandparents to start a museum.
Tennessee Fall Homecoming is the popular fall (autumn) festival of the Museum of Appalachia, a four-day event held annually on the second full weekend of October.. Homecoming features continuous performances on five different stages of traditional music ranging from gospel to bluegrass for the duration of