Episode 3033

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Tennessee Crossroads

February 16, 2017

Season 30 | Episode 33

This week on Tennessee Crossroads: Rob Wilds visits a craftsman in Pulaski who builds custom outhouses. Joe Elmore meets a pair of New Orleans transplants who resettled in Columbia and restored an old restaurant. Tammi Arender visits the TN Highway Patrol as they train dogs for use throughout the state. And Joe Elmore takes us down memory lane on our first Tennessee Crossroads Flashback.

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Gerald Young's Hillbilly Outhouses on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Gerald Young’s Hillbilly Outhouses

Pulaski, TN

If you are of a certain age, and had relatives who lived in the country, you probably recall visiting the little house outback of the big house. In fact, it is called an outhouse, and was a pretty significant place, when you actually needed to pay it a visit and are are being re-created by a Pulaski, TN Craftsman. Tennessee Crossroads visited Gerald Young to learn about his Hillbilly Outhouses, which he calls his legacy. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.

Homer Green Flashback on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Homer Green Flashback

Murfreesboro, TN

Joe Elmore takes us down memory lane on our first Tennessee Crossroads Flashback with folk artist Homer Green.

River Terrace on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

River Terrace

Columbia, TN

Tennessee Crossroads meets a pair of New Orleans transplants who resettled in Columbia, TN following Hurricane Katrina. Here they restored an old restaurant on the Duck River where they are bringing the taste of home to Tennessee. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

TN Dept of Safety K-9 Training on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

TN Dept of Safety K-9 Training

Nashville, TN

Most often in the stories we do on Tennessee Crossroads we hope to encourage you to go visit, make a road trip and get to know the people and places that we introduce you to. Tennessee Crossroads introduces you to the K-9 instructor of the Tennessee Highway Patrol and their special crime fighting dogs. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about TN Dept of Safety K 9 Training.