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Sumner County Museum

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The Museum is a three-story building of 10,000 square feet housing over 250,000 artifacts of Sumner County, ranging from the earliest Indians to less than 100 years ago. The African-American exhibit of photographs, articles and artifacts covers influential and prominent leaders in education, business, music, medicine, religion and farming.

Important Accessibility Information: The Sumner County Museum is wheelchair accessible on the first floor only.

 

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    Sumner County Museum

    183 West Main Street
    Gallatin, TN 37066

    Phone: (615) 451-3738   |   Fax: (615) 451-0878   |   Email   |   Official Website

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    08/27/10- Ongoing	Indian Artifacts Sumner County Museum Indian Artifacts Presented by Sumner County Museum at Sumner County Museum August 27, 2010 - Ongoing A majority of these Indian artifacts have been found in Sumner County. The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Shawnee and the Iroquois tribes used this area in Middle Tennessee as a neutral hunting ground. The Shawnee were allow to hunt in here "only until the dogwoods begin to bloom." These Indian tribes were mobile and they did not live in tepees as the Indians of the west....
    08/27/10- Ongoing	Then and Now Photos of Gallatin, Westmoreland, Portland and Hendersonville Sumner County Museum Then and Now Photos of Gallatin, Westmoreland, Portland and Hendersonville Presented by Sumner County Museum at Sumner County Museum August 27, 2010 - Ongoing This is a wonderful photographic display, featuring "then and now" photos of interest in Gallatin, Westmoreland, Portland and Hendersonville. These are made by Allen Haynes. There are three other photographers displayed here, E.M. Stark, Tippy Crutcher and J.E. Flanigan. The display case shows some of the earlier cameras used by notable photographers.
    08/27/10- Ongoing	Civil War Map Sumner County Museum Civil War Map Presented by Sumner County Museum at Sumner County Museum August 27, 2010 - Ongoing James Willette, a cartographer of the U.S. Army of the Cumberland drew the large map on the wall in 1864. It shows the small city of Gallatin and the surrounding area. It is drawn on waxed linen and is a topographical map as well as showing the elevation in feet from sea level. Look for the circles which indicate the crest of hills. Houses, taverns, roads, churches, crops, cotton fields and timber areas are all shown on this detailed map. But the most interesting thing about the map is: all...

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    08/27/10- Ongoing	Indian Artifacts Sumner County Museum Indian Artifacts Presented by Sumner County Museum at Sumner County Museum August 27, 2010 - Ongoing A majority of these Indian artifacts have been found in Sumner County. The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Shawnee and the Iroquois tribes used this area in Middle Tennessee as a neutral hunting ground. The Shawnee were allow to hunt in here "only until the dogwoods begin to bloom." These Indian tribes were mobile and they did not live in tepees as the Indians of the west....
    08/27/10- Ongoing	Then and Now Photos of Gallatin, Westmoreland, Portland and Hendersonville Sumner County Museum Then and Now Photos of Gallatin, Westmoreland, Portland and Hendersonville Presented by Sumner County Museum at Sumner County Museum August 27, 2010 - Ongoing This is a wonderful photographic display, featuring "then and now" photos of interest in Gallatin, Westmoreland, Portland and Hendersonville. These are made by Allen Haynes. There are three other photographers displayed here, E.M. Stark, Tippy Crutcher and J.E. Flanigan. The display case shows some of the earlier cameras used by notable photographers.
    08/27/10- Ongoing	Civil War Map Sumner County Museum Civil War Map Presented by Sumner County Museum at Sumner County Museum August 27, 2010 - Ongoing James Willette, a cartographer of the U.S. Army of the Cumberland drew the large map on the wall in 1864. It shows the small city of Gallatin and the surrounding area. It is drawn on waxed linen and is a topographical map as well as showing the elevation in feet from sea level. Look for the circles which indicate the crest of hills. Houses, taverns, roads, churches, crops, cotton fields and timber areas are all shown on this detailed map. But the most interesting thing about the map is: all...

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