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Sparta inquiring on its eligibility to submit its historic district for the National Register of Historic Places. Historical Zoning Commission Chair Kim Griffin said the idea came about through the consulting firm that is currently updating the city’s historic district guidelines. “The next step is for him to present his proposal, and I believe he said sometime in August he ... Read More »

Warren and White Counties’ Higginbotham Turnpike has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. Tennessee Tech History Professor Mike Birdwell said the turnpike was used during the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. “It was actually a series of roads that William Eric Higginbotham connected,” Birdwell said. “These roads go back centuries. They were ... Read More »