Educational Resources

The Tennessee Overhill in Southeast Tennessee offers many different educational programs perfect for field trips whether you're a home school educator or teach in a traditional classroom. From museums to heritage areas to workshops follow the backroads and highways of Southeast Tennessee, sometimes winding alongside scenic rivers, sometimes traveling through pastoral farmlands and sometimes exploring small towns to experience the rich cultural diversity and history of the Tennessee Overhill. African-American, European and Native American cultures blend with more recent immigrants to the area to create the cultural fabric of the region. From agriculture to the Industrial Revolution to World War II discover the stories of the Tennessee Overhill through our thematic trail guides.

Field Trips
This guide to local educational and historical sites in McMinn, Monroe, and Polk counties was written with much enthusiasm and appreciation for the "place" in which the sites are located. The inventory of sites can be used by educators to supplement lesson plans and arrange "field trips to local history" to tell the history that is significant to the students of the Overhill region.

Heritage Areas
From agriculture to the Industrial Revolution to World War II discover the stories of the Tennessee Overhill through our thematic trail guides.

Preservation, Conservation Environmental Education
Exciting preservation efforts have helped communities in the Tennessee Overhill to retain the look and preserve the spirit of earlier days. The large amount of public land that lies in the heart of the overhill, combined with citizen efforts, provide a guarantee of environmental protection and a living classroom.