Mile Long Yard Sale

 

On the third Saturday of April and October, the EHS hosts a yard sale fundraising event, between the old iron bridge on Highway 31 and  TN 273 East (Bryson Road).  2009 dates are:  April 18 and October 17.

 

 

Christmas tours of area homes  and churches in 2000 and 2001 included several sites on the National Register.

On the October 24, 2009 the EHS  will host the  annual Trail of Tears Volksmarch, an AVA sanctioned 10        Km event. Volksport participants walk a 10 Km route that crosses the Elk River at the site where Benge’s Route of the Trail of Tears also crossed.

We the People of Tennessee:  Stories of Land and Place

 An ongoing collection of oral histories of Elkton and surrounding communities.  This will be published on the web in cooperation with Humanities Tennessee, in 2009.

Elkton Historical Society

Bridging the Past with the Future

Project List

In 2001, the Elkton Historical Society applied for and received, on behalf of the city of Elkton, federal and state grant money to preserve the Old Iron Bridge in Elkton.  This abandoned structure  is now a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Elk River.  It is in the final stages of landscaping and will include a lighting, rock fence border, planter boxes, and bench seating.  The EHS raised $15,000 towards this ongoing project.

 

Preservation  of  the Old Iron Bridge

 On Friday, October 23, 2009, the 7th grade classes at Elkton School will travel much of the route, learning about locations of historic interest in Elkton. Students  participate in an historical essay contest, sponsored by EHS.  

Trail of Tears AVA Volksmarch 

The oldest section of the Elkton Cemetery, where some of Elkton’s first settlers were buried, was surrounded by a stone wall that was crumbling in many areas.  Thanks to stonemason Jimmy Shannon  the wall was repaired  in 2006, as a project of the Elkton Historical Society.  EHS members, the City of Elkton,  owners  Bill and Carol Cary, and Giles County Work Release Inmates are currently working to clear the Old Cumberland  Presbyterian Cemetery  on the Carey property in Elkton.

Repair of Elkton Cemeteries      

 

On the second Sunday afternoon in December, the Elkton Historical Society hosts a Christmas Tour of area log cabins and homes in 2005-2008.  A  fifth annual tour will be held on December 13, 2009.  Watch for announcements.

Christmas Tour of Homes