The Mansion was the Confederate Headquarters during the Battle of Nashville and there was a skirmish on the grounds in 1864.

In 1853, the mansion was enlarged and converted to the Greek Revival style by John Harding's son, John Giles Harding, a planter, horse breeder and Confederate Brigadier General. It is also known as the 'Queen of Southern Plantations.' The plantation began as 250 acres along Richland Creek and the Natchez Trace. Built in the Federal Style in 1820 by John Harding, the mansion for an elegant NACD tour, lunch and wine tasting. Step back in time when you visit the Belle Meade Mansion. See video's about Jack Daniels Distrillery and Miss Mary Bobo's below:īelle Meade Mansion Belle Meade Plantation Tour, Lunch and Wine Tasting Visitors are promised a unique dining experience in the southern tradition. Though Miss Mary died in 1983 one month shy of age 102, midday dinners continue to be servered by reservation only. The original structure was built in the 1820's. Miss Mary assumed ownership of the historic Salmon Hotel in 1908. Miss Mary Bobo's is a boarding house located just off the town square in Lynchburg. In 2012, 11 million cases of the premier product, 'Black Label' Tennessee sipping whiskey, were shipped world-wide. The product has been produced at this location since shortly after the Civll War with a couple of exceptions during prohibition but like other history of the brand, the exact date is disputed.Not in dispute is the popularity of the Tennessee whiskey. The Distillery is located in Moore County, a 'dry' county, where the product cannot be purchased legally. There you tour the historic distillery and enjoy lunch at the renown Miss Mary Bobo's.

Travel through beautiful Middle Tennessee to the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg. Jack Daniels Daniels Distillery Tour & Lunch at Miss Mary Bobo’s Traveller's Rest was featured on Tennessee Crossroads which features Tennessee attractions. (A guide will be on the bus and provide information as you tour one of the most elite and historical parts of Nashville)Ĭlick here for must-see items in the Museum. Boxed lunch included with tour as we drive through streets to view homes of Country Music stars. The Museum is part of the Barn Quilt Trail and one of the barns house the Metro Nashville Mounted Patrol Walking Horses. TACD has included in the tour: Live demonstrations of Spinning, Quilting, and Grist Mill and of course, music. Farm equipment, household items, tools, textiles, rural Tennessee prints and photographs depict a time from the early 1800s to the 1930s. The museum has a priceless collection of artifacts. The museum is housed in a renovated horse barn that was built in the 1920s on the Brentwood Hall estate of financier Rogers Caldwell. Nashville is home to many celebrities and music stars, on the way home, the bus tour will pass several of the homes including former home of Web Pierce with the guitar shaped pool, Minnie Pearl, residences of Martina, Ronnie Millsap, Governor’s residence, Glen Leven Farm ( ) and many other famous residents of Nashville. At one time, the plantation included 1050 acres. The property was enlarged over the years to accomodate Overton's expanding family and those of his heirs. A prominent early settler of Tennessee, John Overton was a close associate of Andrew Jackson, a circuit judge and one of the founders of Memphis, Tennessee. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Travellers Rest was constructed by John Overton in 1799. Travellers Rest Travellers Rest/TN Agricultural Museum/Music Star Homes

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