![]() Now, 200 years later, Maury County resident John Hatcher is marking new territory along the Buffalo River.īorn in Glasgow, Kentucky, Hatcher has lived in Mount Pleasant since 1985. We really could not ask for a better time here in Eastern Tennessee, and the hospitality of the Love Brothers is in matched.Whiskey - or a spirit of any kind, for that matter - hasn’t been legally distilled in Lawrence County since David Crockett’s distillery washed away in the flood of 1821. While North Carolina was one of the original states, Tennessee and parts west were Territories. As a Colorado boy, it is interesting to see this areaĪs territories included in the great westward expansion. The park in Limestone, Tennessee is where Davy Crockett was born. The rain over the past several raised the water level by about 2 or 3 feet. The banks of the Nolichucky River that flows from the Appalachian Mountains. While here we stayed at the David Crockett Birthplace State Park. We returned to home through a hard rain storm, and fell asleep to the rain falling on the roof of AIROSMITH. She was joined by an Irish Tenor, Dermot Kiernan and Celtic Dancer Scott Porter.Ī highlight of the evening was listening to Kiernan sing Danny Boy. Agnew toured with the Celtic Women before starting a solo career. The concert was “An Irish Heart” that included Chloe Agnew and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. ![]() The evening was capped of with John and Mary and dinner at Fatz, and a St Patrick's Day Concert at Niswonger Performing Arts Center. We liked the Dark Roast, and are looking forward to pairing it with Buffalo Trace's Bourbon Cream. We tried the corn liquor and rum that they had on hand. The owners have restored and repurposed the building, and distill their liquor traditionally. ![]() The Salt House is where the Union Army stored salt supplies during the Civil War. We stopped and sampled at the Tennessee Hills Distillery, located in the Salt House in Johesborough. Later Sevier served as the first Governor of Tennessee and in the US House. Love, (an ancestor of John and Keith) because he was an honorable man. After a short battle, John Sevier surrendered, but would only do so to Col. We learned the story of John Sevier and his move to establish Franklin in areas that are now North Carolina and Tennessee. Jonesborough established in 1779 is the oldest city in Tennessee, and once served as the Capitol for the lost state of Franklin. Dr Enuf, or Vitamin E as one of his desk sergeants called it, and Cheerwine, a robust Cherry Coke like drink. Keith insisted we sample local soft drinks. It is 9 feet deep, and 6 feet high and the pizza was great! ![]() The large brick oven made from what looks like River Rock. It looks like this small restaurant was built around Keith says it's the best hippie style pizza in town. S pending the day driving through the hills and valleys of Eastern Tennessee and seeing early spring here was a pleasure. We visited Erwin, Unicoi, Johnson City and Jonesborough. ![]() We drove past farms and homes that played a large part in their growing up here. We couldn't have seen this area in any better way. John Love picked us up in the morning, who along with Keith gave us a day long tour of Greene, Washington, and Unicoi Counties. Eastern Tennessee is their stomping ground, and their family has been here for generations. I met these guys while working bike races, and these guys are legendary. The main reason for the visit to Eastern Tennessee was to visit my good friends, the Love Brothers. ![]()
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