Tag Archives: Dr. Michael Birdwell

Tennessee Tech History Professor Michael Birdwell’s lifelong dedication to history now memorialized in a posthumously released anthology. Associate History Professor Troy Smith worked on the book alongside Birdwell before Birdwell passed in March of 2022 following a 15-year battle with cancer. Smith said Birdwell was the world’s leading authority on Alvin C. York and several other pieces of World War ... Read More »

The Tennessee State Review Board delayed a decision on adding the Twinton Fire Lookout Tower to the National Register of Historic Places. Tennessee Tech History Professor Michael Birdwell said the Overton County facility needed more documentation about its historical significance. “This is stuff that’s not hard to find,” Birdwell said. “Been working with the Highlander Project for six years, I ... Read More »