Meigs County Historical Museum
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A new building on Smith Avenue in Decatur, Tennessee
, of Meigs County, Tennessee
was built to house the collection of the Meigs County Historical Museum. The groundbreaking for this new site was in July 2002. The Meigs County Historical Museum houses many court and family records. On permanent display is a mural depicting Main Street Decatur in the 1930s. The mural was funded by grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the VEC Customershares program and painted by Bill McDonald, a local artist.
(also known as the Sharp-Wasson-Worth House, c. 1825), the Stewart House (1830), the R.H. Johnson Stable, the Mount Zion church and Cemetery (1830), Zeigler's Mill (1850, previously 'Gettys Mill'), the Washington Ferry (1808), the Pisah Church (1818), the old gymnasium (c. 1822), the old Meigs County Courthouse (1904), the old Volunteer Electric Cooperative Building (1935), the Ashley House (1885), and the Sam Eaves Store (c. 1861). Nell Jeannette Fields Worth also insisted that images of Hereford cattle be included throughout the quilt, since Meigs County is noted for its beef cattle. The quilt was awarded the “Best Original Design” at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum's Quilt Show. The quilt initially was displayed at the Meigs-Decatur Public Library, and as of 2010, now hangs in the Meigs County Historical Museum, in Decatur, Tennessee.
Decatur, Tennessee
Decatur is a town in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,395 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Meigs County.The local pronunciation of the name is duh▪KAY▪ter .-Geography:Decatur is located at...
, of Meigs County, Tennessee
Meigs County, Tennessee
Meigs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 11,753. Its county seat is Decatur.-History:Before 1819, the area that is now Meigs County was Cherokee territory. White settlers established ferries to cross the Tennessee River from Rhea County as...
was built to house the collection of the Meigs County Historical Museum. The groundbreaking for this new site was in July 2002. The Meigs County Historical Museum houses many court and family records. On permanent display is a mural depicting Main Street Decatur in the 1930s. The mural was funded by grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the VEC Customershares program and painted by Bill McDonald, a local artist.
Quilt
In 1985, the Meigs County Family and Community Education (“FCE”) Club began a large quilt to commemorate the early history of Meigs County, for a state project, the Tennessee “Homecoming 1986." The quilt includes images of fourteen sites representing the early history of Meigs County. The central quilt design, including a map of the area to locate the various sites represented, was created by the late Flossie Bennett, a longtime leader of the FCE. A committee of representatives from Ten Mile, Peakland, Concord, Goodfield, and Decatur, decided which sites would be included in the quilt. The sites chosen were the Elisha Sharp HouseElisha Sharp House
The Elisha Sharp House is a house in Ten Mile, Tennessee. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 1982.Elisha Sharp was born July 25, 1792, and died December 6, 1863. In 1817, he married Elinore Ellen Huff . She was sixteen years old, and he was twenty five...
(also known as the Sharp-Wasson-Worth House, c. 1825), the Stewart House (1830), the R.H. Johnson Stable, the Mount Zion church and Cemetery (1830), Zeigler's Mill (1850, previously 'Gettys Mill'), the Washington Ferry (1808), the Pisah Church (1818), the old gymnasium (c. 1822), the old Meigs County Courthouse (1904), the old Volunteer Electric Cooperative Building (1935), the Ashley House (1885), and the Sam Eaves Store (c. 1861). Nell Jeannette Fields Worth also insisted that images of Hereford cattle be included throughout the quilt, since Meigs County is noted for its beef cattle. The quilt was awarded the “Best Original Design” at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum's Quilt Show. The quilt initially was displayed at the Meigs-Decatur Public Library, and as of 2010, now hangs in the Meigs County Historical Museum, in Decatur, Tennessee.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Meigs County, TennesseeNational Register of Historic Places listings in Meigs County, TennesseeThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Meigs County, Tennessee.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States...
- Meigs County Historical Museum