Parker's Crossroads VC

[Emmanuel Dabney]

State to give grant to Parker's Crossroads

The state will give the city of Parker's Crossroads a grant of $302,699 to help develop a visitor center off Interstate 40, Gov. Phil Bredesen announced.
The Parkers Crossroads Visitor Center will be housed in a renovated building on Tenn. 22 at I-40 exit 108, according to a press release. The grant will provide funds to renovate the 3,271-square-foot building.

"A new visitor center in Henderson County will be another stop along our interstate system for rest and information," Bredesen said in the release.

"This is an exciting project for Henderson County," said state Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden. "I'm looking forward to this renovation project moving forward."
State Rep. Steve McDaniel, R-Parker's Crossroads, said, "Preserving our history has always been a big part of my life, and Parker's Crossroads had a significant role in Tennessee's history. No one can be happier than I, to see a visitor center developed on this historical site."

The grant is made possible through a federally funded program administered by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

- The Jackson Sun



Online at: http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs....709260321/1002

[10TnVI]

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the Parker's Crossroads battlefield Association have done wonders over the past 10 years, taking the site from empty fields to driving tour with simple number markers and a brochure to a full scale battlefield park with plaques, cannon, monuments and 4000 ft. of paved walking trail. If your ever running I-40 between Nashville and Memphis be sure to stop. At Exit 108 your in the dead center in the battlefield.

[Mtn.Guerilla]

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I think that's great news! I had two 4th grt, grandfathers that fought there. One in the 4th Tenn. Cav. CS, and one in Dibrell's 8th Tenn. Cav. CS. Yet another reason I need to make the haul, to that end of the state.

[FarbNoMore]

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Parkers Crossroads is in one of the most prime spots to grab visitors attention. It is right off of Interstate 40. People see the cannon as they are speeding down the interstate. Cheers to Steve McDaniel and the others in the association. They worked nonstop in this area to get more attention going in the way of this battlefield. Steve just happened to be one of the first living historians I ever met a good long time ago.

I'm really glad to see more developement in this manner for Parkers Crossroads. Those traveling Interstate 40 anytime soon plan to stop here and check out what has been developed so far.

Bully for Tennessee!!!!

[JimKindred]

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That would be Interstate 40, HWY 40 is a different animal.

[ElizabethClark]

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Folks, this thread was pruned, and recently re-pruned, to keep the focus on the Current Preservation Effort that Mr Dabney announced in the initial post. Fond memories of 80's events aren't part of that focus.

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