Special Event - Dedication of Civil War Marker June 17th
Posted by Casey Jones Village at 6/16/2010 12:14 AM 
Categories: To Go, In the Village, Old Country Store, Songwriter's Depot, Casey Jones Museum, The Shoppes, In the News, Events and Premieres, Live Music
Categories: To Go, In the Village, Old Country Store, Songwriter's Depot, Casey Jones Museum, The Shoppes, In the News, Events and Premieres, Live Music
Updated June 18th, 2010:
Civil War Trails Marker Dedication June 17th, 2010
Pictured left to right: Old Country Store CEO Clark Shaw, Village marketing director Deborah Shaw Laman, State Representative Steve McDaniel, Tennessee Commissioner of Tourism Susan Whitaker, Center for Historic Preservation director Dr. Caroll Van West, State Representative Jimmy Eldridge
and Jackson Area Chamber CEO & President Kyle Spurgeon
Pictured left to right: Casey Jones Museum Historian Norma Taylor, State Representive Steve McDaniel, Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU Dr. Carroll Van West, Commissioner of Tourism Susan Whitaker and State Representative Jimmy Eldridge
Bruce Dorris with Jackson Energy Authority, Clark Shaw, Old Country Store CEO, TN State Representative Jimmy Eldridge from Jackson and TN State Representative Steve McDaniel from Parker's Crossroads
On Thursday, June 17th, we had a very special day in the Village with the dedication of the Civil War Trails Jackson gateway marker and the unveiling of a new exhibit in the Museum entitled "Railroads & The Civil War in Tennessee". Special guests included the Commissioner of Tourism Susan Whitaker, Dr. Carroll Van West, director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, Representative Jimmy Eldridge, Representative Steve McDaniel, Madison County Historian Linda Higgins, Lee Curtis from the Tennessee Department of Tourism, Jackson Area Chamber president Kyle Spurgeon, City Councilman Frank Neudecker, Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau director Lori Nunnery, Southwest Tennessee Tourism director Mary Beth Hopper, Billy King from Big Black Creek Historical Association, Renee Moss from Buford Pusser Museum, Sonia Outlaw-Clark from the West TN Delta Heritage Center, the Chamber Red Coats, friends of the Museum and family.
Many thanks as always for everyone's support of the Village. Thank you also to Clark Shaw for his leadership with these projects, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, the Center for Historic Preservation in Murfreesboro and to Lawrence & Norma Taylor for their hospitality at the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum.
Our deepest gratitude to Mid-South Color Lab here in Jackson for their incredible time and talents on our newest Museum exhibit. They were a pleasure to work with as always and hats off to Brooks Clayton, Bob Vickers and graphic designer Jason Jerrolds. They did all the design work and fabrication for the "Railroads & The Civil War in Tennessee". What a treasure to have such a top quality design and photography lab right here in Jackson. www.midsouthcolor.com
We appreciate so much the coverage of this special event by members of the Jackson media including the Jackson Sun with journalist Mariann Martin and photographer Kenneth Cummings, WBBJ TV and VIP Jackson magazine.
Here is a link to the Jackson Sun article in today's paper:
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20100618/NEWS01/6180307/Civil+War+saga+told+in+exhibit
Additional photos from the event are located on our Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=176759&id=48476403261
In the evening we welcomed Tennessee Department of Tourism's Director of Communications Cindy Dupree and a group of noted travel writers for dinner and a tour of the Village. We had a wonderful time and many thanks to Cindy, Rob Klepper and the entire group of tour directors and journalists for coming to see us in Jackson.
Posted Earlier this Week:
Please join us....
Casey Jones Village to Dedicate
Civil War Trails Marker Thursday
(Jackson, TN) You are cordially invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting commemorating the placement of the Jackson area Civil War gateway marker Thursday, June 17th at 2:00 p.m in Casey Jones Village. Tennessee Commissioner of Tourism Susan Whitaker will be visiting Jackson for the historic marker dedication and the unveiling of Casey Jones Museum’s new exhibit entitled “Railroads and the Civil War in Tennessee.” In light of the heat, a short program will take place beforehand inside the Theatre in Casey Jones Museum followed by the unveiling of the new exhibit and the ribbon cutting of the Jackson Civil War marker.
The Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War from 2011 to 2015. Tennessee, the only entire state designated as a Civil War National Heritage area, currently has 150 newly interpreted trail markers as part of the Civil War Trails program, with an additional 150 sites currently in the works.
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of America’s Greatest Challenge, 1860-1875, through Civil War and Reconstruction-era sites and resources across the state. The TCWNHA, administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, represents a partnership-based effort to preserve, enhance, interpret, and promote the legacy of the Civil War and its aftermath in Tennessee.
Visit the Civil War site on the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development website at http://tnvacation.com/civil-war/ .
Please join us Thursday, June 17th as Jackson begins local activities to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.
Casey Jones Village is located in Jackson, Tennessee at 56 Casey Jones Lane. The website is www.caseyjones.com.
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