History & Culture
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From Point Curve to Wingo: A Railroad Town’s Story
Wingo started as a stop on the railroad and went through three names before it landed…
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The Year Columbus Picked Up and Moved Up the Hill
After the flood of 1927 swallowed its business district, Columbus became the first entire town in…
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Reelfoot Lake: The Lake an Earthquake Built
Just across the state line, Reelfoot Lake was born when the ground gave way during the…
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The Castle on the Bluff: Fulton County’s Courthouse
With its turrets and spires high above the Mississippi, the Fulton County Courthouse in Hickman looks…
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Barkley Swept Here: A Vice President’s Clinton Roots
Before he was vice president, Alben Barkley paid his way through a Methodist school in Clinton…
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How Fulton Became the Banana Capital of the World
Railroads, ice and a whole lot of bananas. Here is how a small border town earned…
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The Chain That Tried to Stop the Union Navy
A mile-long chain, a buried anchor and Grant’s first big fight. Columbus-Belmont State Park holds one…
