So fact or fiction?
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Re: So fact or fiction?
I suppose this is a good time to mention that the Unicoi county town of Erwin was originally called VANDERBILT, because they were trying to get George Vanderbilt to build his big house there.
After George chose Asheville, North Carolina, the town went with Erwin.
True story. I've got the original town announcement that was published in the 1876 Jonesborough newspaper to prove it.
So for a brief moment, there was a place called Vanderbilt, Tennessee.
After George chose Asheville, North Carolina, the town went with Erwin.
True story. I've got the original town announcement that was published in the 1876 Jonesborough newspaper to prove it.
So for a brief moment, there was a place called Vanderbilt, Tennessee.
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I had a Business Law class that had the case where they sentenced an elephant to death for killing its trainer. There was even a picture of the townfolk trying to hang the elephant from a big crane. Crane broke. Go figure. They still killed him. Deterrent to other elephants thinking about murdering someone.
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I think the average elephant is probably more intelligent than the average UT fan.
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i think the trainer had abused mary (the pachyderm) iirc. the hanging was completed in spite of the broken chain....what a gruesome site it must have been.
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Re: So fact or fiction?
So, did Erwin build a big house there?historybill wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:31 pm
After George chose Asheville, North Carolina, the town went with Erwin.
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I knew that. From the “Bookends” album my sister left behind when she went off to college.
“And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.”
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Re: So fact or fiction?
Has this thread turned into a Dangling Conversation?
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