Brotherton’s Cherokee Oak Receives State Historical Marker
An ancient white oak tree in Brotherton receiving a state historical marker to honor local legends and its location along the historic Old Walton Road. The old tree sits next to a red barn on Buck Mountain Road, east of the Brotherton Baptist Church. Trevor Lee is the great-grandson of the tree’s namesake, Frances Hammock. […]
Lester Flatt Historical Marker Unveiled In Sparta Ceremony
White County unveiled a Tennessee Musical Pathways Historical Marker commemorating bluegrass legend Lester Flatt Thursday morning. Flatt recorded bluegrass music with Earl Scruggs as “Flatt and Scruggs” and was a member of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. His granddaughter Tammy Brumfield, said Flatt left his fame at the door around the family. Brumfield said despite living […]
