The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition of 1897 was a huge event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the stateâs entry into the union and featuring more than 100 buildings spread over 200 acres in Nashville, including an exact replica of the Greek Parthenon which still stands.
Counties contributed in various ways to the event and Washington County, the stateâs first, appropriately lent history to display on this historic occasion. Its documents included the first minutes of the Washington County Court in the handwriting of John Sevier, its first clerk, and, Deed Book A, an 1830s copy of the countyâs original deed book created between 1717 and 1782.
In the aftermath of the 2020 national elections, several of our congressional representatives took strong stands to ensure the sanctity of our electoral process.
Their statements mostly concerned objections to presidential election results in other states where accusations of election fraud were present.
The investigations and court proceedings stemming from those allegations did not uncover any fraud in those states on a level that would affect the outcome of those elections, and despite a full-blown attack on the Capitol intended to interrupt the process, on Jan. 20, Congress certified Joe Biden as the winner of the Electoral College and the next president of the United States.