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The Farragut mystery of the Hartford’s whistles

Mona B. SmithOctober 5, 2021Farragut, Our Town Stories

The Farragut Museum, located inside Farragut Town Hall, is home to one of the largest collections of Admiral David Farragut memorabilia in the country. The collection includes information on the …

Tom Fine: ‘Admiral Farragut and the Civil War on the Waters’

Wendy SmithSeptember 21, 2021Farragut, Our Town Stories

The Farragut Museum will host a lecture on Admiral David Farragut at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26.
Tom Fine, a retired TVA attorney who has had a life-long interest in military …

Collateral damage: Will Admiral Farragut be banished from Capitol?

Betty BeanJuly 23, 2020Knox Scene

So, what do those Nashville guys on the State Capitol Commission have against David Farragut? Unlike Nathan Bedford Forrest, Taylor Swift never demanded that he be kicked out of the …

Lowe’s Ferry: Transportation for enslaved people

Mona B. SmithJuly 7, 2020Blount, Farragut, Our Town Stories

Jean Russell (1867-1961), native of Concord/Farragut, teacher and local historian, was the daughter of Samuel Love Russell. It was her father who established the village of Lovell in the area …

The Admiral’s sofa debuts at Farragut Museum

Wendy SmithNovember 18, 2019Farragut, The Farragut Insider

It could be said that the best way to get to know someone is to see where they live. If that’s true, the Farragut Museum now offers a particularly intimate …

James Monroe Smith: patriarch of a house divided

Mona B. SmithMarch 5, 2019Farragut, Our Town Stories

A casual stroll through the Concord Masonic Cemetery will bring many family names to mind with an occasional smile or two. Not so the case with the family of James …

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