The community of Port Royal, Tennessee can trace its roots back before Tennessee was even a state. When this area was known at Tennessee County and a part of North Carolina, settlers began to make their home along the banks of the Red River in 1784.
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When you consider all of today’s technology and with man exploring virtually every part of the world, it’s a surprise when something ancient is discovered for the first time.
An example of such a place exists right in our backyard. Dunbar Cave, which is inside the Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville, Tenn., got quite a bit of attention on January 12, 2005 when researchers discovered Native American pictographs and petroglyphs inside the cave.
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The United States Geological Survey has a great online mapping feature that is quite addicting and can suck you in for a while.
