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Dewaine A. Speaks
Being an inventor at the dawning of the twentieth century was an exciting time for Weston Fulton, Tennessee's most prolific. The Industrial Revolution was well underway, and technology was changing rapidly. Because of Fulton's numerous inventions and
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Dewaine A. Speaks
East Tennessee is gorgeous country, but the hills and hollers have a dark side. James Earl Ray, who had already assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., created mayhem at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary when he led six other men in a short-lived e
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Dewaine A. Speaks
For more than 150 years, East Tennesseans have experienced disasters of historic proportions. The 1902 Fraterville Mine explosion took the lives of 216 men and boys. A 1904 head-on passenger train wreck in New Market claimed the lives of 64. In 1906,
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Dewaine A. Speaks, Ray Clift
Like every other red-blooded American, East Tennessee residents did all they could to help end World War II. Locals like'Petie'Siler signed up for service, despite having fought in World War I. Oak Ridge residents worked expeditiously on the Manhatta