Tennesseeans at War:
From Battlefields to Bombs In East Tennessee

A regional brochure celebrating East Tennessee's rich military history and heritage is being distributed. Tennesseans at War: From Battlefields to Bombs in East Tennessee gives visitors the opportunity to explore 250 years of fighting for freedom from the French and Indian War to World War II. This beautiful brochure tells "why and where" to visit East Tennessee history sites, and is an ideal information source for the heritage traveler. The free brochure includes a brief history of each war, regional map, and information on places to visit and annual events.

Tennessee Overhill attractions featured in the brochure include the Englewood Textile Museum, the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum and Fort Loudoun State Park.

• Englewood Textile Museum: focuses on working class women who worked the mills in this small community. This is a great community story as the museum organizers have revitalized their 2-block downtown. The museum has also won several awards including the Tennessee Association of Museums’ Award of Excellence and was featured as a case study at the National Humanities Conference in 2001.
• Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: Tennessee’s only Native American owned museum and focuses on Overhill Cherokee history and Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee syllabary. Located on the banks of the Tellico Lake, across the road from Fort Loudoun State Historic Area. They host an annual arts and crafts festival each year with Native American arts and food.
• Fort Loudoun State Park: a reconstructed British Fort duplicated the original, which was the first British structure in Tennessee. Water sports, beach, and hiking. Across the road from Sequoyah Birthplace Museum. They hold living history weekends and a large 18th century Trade Faire each year.