Some 850,000 troops came to the Upper Cumberland over 80 years ago to prepare for World War II. Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said the troops came from all over the United States for training in preparation to go to the front overseas. “The terrain here resembled France, Belgium, and Germany, and the Cumberland River resembled the Rhine River,” Jones ... Read More »
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History Museum Features Cookeville WWII Vet’s Photos
The Cookeville History Museum has a new exhibit that allows visitors to get a glimpse of WWII “Through the Lens of a Cookeville Soldier,” Gaskell Warren. Warren was an avid photographer, and his grandson Curt Warren said he inherited hundreds of photographs, including those from his time as a soldier in WWII. “There’s just so much to it that happened ... Read More »