William Driver (1803–1886) was a U.S. ship captain. He coined the phrase Old Glory for the U.S. flag.
Young Capt. William Driver of Salem, Massachusetts was presented a beautiful flag by his family and a group of friends. Driver was delighted with the gift. He exclaimed, "I name her 'Old Glory,'" and Old Glory subsequently accompanied the captain on his voyages. Driver later stated that he received the flag on his birthday, in the year 1831.
Captain Driver quit the sea in 1837. He settled in Nashville, Tennessee, where he had relatives living. On patriotic days he displayed Old Glory proudly from a rope extending from his house to a tree across the street. As the Civil War began, after Tennessee seceded from the Union in 1861, Driver feared that Old Glory might be confiscated or destroyed by the Confederate authorities. He hid the flag, having it sewn inside a comforter. When Union soldiers entered Nashville on February 25, 1862, Driver removed Old Glory from its hiding place. He carried the flag to the Tennessee State Capitol and raised it on the capitol flagpole.
For more info, read "How the Flag Became Old Glory" by author Emma Look Scott
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Cragfont typifies the grandeur and style of the best of the late Georgian period homes. General Winchester named his mansion “Cragfont” as it stood on a rocky bluff with a spring at its base.
Built of gray rough finished Tennessee limestone, quarried on the place, and poplar, walnut, cherry and ash, hand hewn and cut from the surrounding virgin forest, Cragfont was in contrast to the typical log houses of the area.
Among the notable guests at Cragfont were Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and John Overton.
The house is furnished with authentic American Federal antiques some of which are original Winchester pieces. In the basement, visitors can see a typical weaving room, wine cellar, and a collection of farm and carpentry tools of the early 1800′s.
Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871 – July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. Hull was born in a log cabin in Olympus, TN.He is best known as the longest serving Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during much of World War II. Hull received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his role in establishing the United Nations, and was referred to by President Roosevelt as the "Father of the United Nations."
Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was one of the most decorated American soldiers in World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others. This action occurred during the U.S.-led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, which was part of a broader Allied offensive masterminded by Marshal Ferdinand Foch to breach the Hindenburg line and ultimately force the opposing German forces to capitulate.
