Dickson, TN
The railroad has played a major role in the development of the state, beginning in the Civil War days. Towns like Kingston Springs, White Bluff, and Tennessee City were products of the railroad. Tennessee Crossroads found a place just down the road in Dickson, TN where not only did the railroad help build a town, it was the town that gave birth to one of the state's most popular political figures. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Wood carvers often work in solitude, just them and the wood but, of course, like any artist they appreciate the public recognition. Tennessee Crossroads met a woodcarver named Jim Cohron of White's Creek, TN who loves his work, but loves talking to people about it just as much. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Rob Wilds revisits the Fontanel Mansion, former home of country star Barbara Mandrell, and finds a variety of new sites and experiences.
Woodbury, TN
Have you ever driven passed an old, dilapidated farmhouse and wondered about it's history? About who lived there and the memories made within those walls? Tennessee Crossroads visited an old farm house in Woodbury, TN, that's been given a new lease on life as T-Cakes Bakery & Cafe from the family that's owned it for a century and a half. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Everyone's got their way of decorating at Christmas time. Some like simple and sweet, others like it gigantic and gaudy. But one Nashville, TN couple says the more the better when it comes to those Dept. 56 houses. So much so, they had to buy another house, just to have a place to put them. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the Dept. 56 Collection.
Goodlettsville, TN
Miranda Cohen discovers why a sporting goods company is a hit in the world of baseball.
White House, TN
Alex Denis satisfies her sweet tooth at the Southern Charm Bakery & Cupcakery.
Memphis, TN
The mansion was originally built between the years 1824 and 1828 from the plans of famed architect Robert Mills, whose other works include the U.S. Treasury building, the Washington Monument and parts of the White House.
