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Concord Presbyterian has storied history

Mona B. SmithOctober 4, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

“There’s a church in the valley by the wildwood, No lovelier spot in the dale.” These words from an old hymn always bring back memories of Concord Presbyterian Church in …

Questions remain about Cavett’s Station

Mona B. SmithSeptember 6, 2022Our Town Stories, West Knox County

Early inhabitants of today’s Concord/Farragut area were the Indigenous Woodland Indians, followed by the Early Mississippians (1000 A.D.) known as the Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw, and later the Cherokee people.
With …

The real story of Tennessee ‘pink’ marble

Mona B. SmithAugust 2, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

Perhaps an oxymoron, but the history of the Concord/Farragut area would not be complete without documenting the fact that this area is known throughout the world for something that it …

Frances Woods Warburton: A life dedicated to service

Mona B. SmithJuly 5, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

Anna Sewell, English novelist, once said “It is good people who make good places.” Such can be said of the people of the Concord/Farragut area who would attest to the …

‘Uncle Frank’ Galbraith was a Concord standout

Mona B. SmithJune 7, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

(Updated as to dates)
In researching the history of the small community of Concord and Farragut in the early 1900s, one might look to the reasons for the growth and success …

The Dixie-Lee Drive-In: Fond memories in Farragut

Mona B. SmithMay 3, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

Not a word had been said, but the signs were right! It had been a beautiful summer day without a raincloud in sight. Everyone had been fed an early supper, …

James M. Rodgers: The man who planned old Concord

Mona B. SmithApril 5, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

Spoiler alert: Genealogists sharpen your pencils! You are going to need it.
James Martin Rodgers (1817–1901) was a visionary credited with platting out the original plots for Concord, Tennessee, in 1854 …

Reatha Jackson Hammonds: Concord’s own ‘Hello Girl’

Mona B. SmithMarch 1, 2022Farragut, Our Town Stories

In 1918, the United States War Department hired and sent a contingent of female switchboard operators to France. Their job was to accompany the American Expeditionary Forces to Europe to …

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