We love our state, and we love where we came from. Tennessee has a vibrant history, one wildly influential in the development of our nation – we’re the Volunteer State. The ones that are first to stand up, to fight for what’s right, to take pride in our state and our country and stand by our brothers in solidarity. It’s a strong legacy that we should all be proud of. We’ve found 14 photos of Tennessee throughout the years, bits and pieces of the past that serve to give our day-to-day a bit of foundation. Care for a history lesson?

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The Nashville Courthouse, circa 1912.

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The addition of the Court House Public Park makes the historic place of a law a better place for employees and tourists alike.

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A black and white of Tellico Plains in the early 20th century.

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And here’s a shot of Tellico Plains nowadays, still as beautiful, just captured with a bit more color.

A bit of Tennessee country work, a mama and her sweet little one learning the ways of the trade.

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Tennessee barn land really hasn’t changed all that much - if it works, it works. Why fix a good thing?

The Nashville Cole building, circa 1900.

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Colloquially known as “The Doctors Building,” this Nashville structure was built in 1916 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This shot was taken of the Tennessee countryside looking out towards Highway 27, just south of Oneida.

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Another lovely view, out towards Highway 27. It’s still as stunning as so many years ago, don’t you think?

You can see here a group of kids learning from their teacher at the historic Ivey Bluff school.

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Nowadays, if you take a walk downtown in Nashville you can see the same type of sweet learning at Hume-Fogg.

Here’s a shot of Red Fork Falls taken in the early summer of 1947.

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And now. Red Fork Falls is still inherently the same, giving a bit of life to the already stunning Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area.

You’ve definitely been here if you’ve ever made your way down Honkytonk Highway. This is the corner of 2nd Avenue and Broadway in the 1970’s.

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It looks a little bit different now…and looks more familiar, hey?

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