**Total Cost for this trip was $21 for 2 adults and 3 kids (12, 10, 7)**
*Packed lunch plus gas*
This day trip works for anyone up to 3 hours from Adamsville, TN.
Of course, I don't ever go from Point A to Point B so we made some stops along the way.
Stop #1 - Britton
Lane Battlefield - 280 Britton Lane, Denmark, TN (Page 30)
This is one of the many Civil War battle sites in Tennessee. We tried to go there before but the GPS took us someplace way different and we ended up just going to Chickasaw State Park the first time. We found it this time and it's nothing spectacular but I just like to check everything out and it was interesting to see 'along the way'.
This is one of the many Civil War battle sites in Tennessee. We tried to go there before but the GPS took us someplace way different and we ended up just going to Chickasaw State Park the first time. We found it this time and it's nothing spectacular but I just like to check everything out and it was interesting to see 'along the way'.
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| Kaden was apparently dying of thirst... |
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| He was sure he was going to get that well to work |
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| Checking out the 'old stuff' |
Then
we headed to the main attraction for the day...the Home of Sheriff
Buford Pusser. Sheriff Pusser is the guy from those "Walking Tall"
movies. He lived in Adamsville, TN and was the McNairy County Sheriff
from 1964-1970.
Stop #2 Adamsville Cemetery - 303 Old Stage Rd, Adamsville, TN (Page 13)
Here we found Sheriff Pusser's grave...his wife Pauline who was shot to death on a ride along with Pusser, is also buried here...also with a son and other close relatives.
Here we found Sheriff Pusser's grave...his wife Pauline who was shot to death on a ride along with Pusser, is also buried here...also with a son and other close relatives.
Stop #3 Buford Pusser Monument and Crashsite - in Lawton, TN on the corner of Hwy 64 and Lawton Rd. (Page 12)
Also in Adamsville:
Old Home Motel - 211 E Main St. - Sheriff Pusser lived in Room 110 of this motel for 4 months while his new house was being built after the fire destroyed it.
Gibbs Oil & Gas Collectibles Museum - 114 W Main St.
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| It was here that on August 21, 1974, Sheriff Buford Pusser died in a fiery crash when his Corvette left the road, hitting this embankment. This site is marked with this monument and Hwy 64 has been named Buford Pusser Highway in his honor. |
We
still had some time before Sheriff Pusser's Home/Museum opened so we
headed over the river into Savannah, TN to have lunch by the Tennessee River.
Stop #4 Wayne Jerrolds Riverside City Park - take the first right on to S Riverside Dr after going over the bridge.
Stop #4 Wayne Jerrolds Riverside City Park - take the first right on to S Riverside Dr after going over the bridge.
This park isn't in the guide, but we had happened upon it on a past visit to Savannah, TN.
On
the way back into Adamsville, I saw this sign and of course I made my
kids get out on the side of the highway to make a picture by it! They
were thrilled!
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| They are such good sports...most of the time! |
Because today was a Sunday and the museum doesn't open until 1pm on Sundays, it was
still not time for the home/museum to open so we stopped at this park at
the end of the road the museum was on. It was conveniently named
Buford Pusser Memorial Park so I made the kids make a picture there
too...lol.
Hours: May-October Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-5pm & Sunday 1pm-5pm. November-April Monday-Friday 11am-4pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 1pm-4pm.
Admission is $7 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children 12-18, $2 children 6-11, Free 5 and Under.
The museum was very informative. The tour guide we had was the daughter of Sheriff Pusser's deputy John Smith so she really knew a lot. She walked us through the whole house telling us all about everything you could ever want to know about the man.
Admission is $7 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children 12-18, $2 children 6-11, Free 5 and Under.
The museum was very informative. The tour guide we had was the daughter of Sheriff Pusser's deputy John Smith so she really knew a lot. She walked us through the whole house telling us all about everything you could ever want to know about the man.
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| The kids standing in Sheriff Pusser's kitchen! |
This
house was built in the 1970s after a house fire destroyed it. Pusser
built on the same site. The house has 7 outside doors, ensuring that he
would never be trapped inside. Also, his bedroom is underground,
feeling safer in a room with no windows.
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| They don't actually let you in there |
Also on display, in the garage, is his charred corvette he died in.
I
really liked the home/museum. I did feel like the lady was sort of
rushing us through and we didn't get to spend as much time looking and
reading stuff as we wanted but it was fun. I think the kids liked it
too. They don't know who he is but after hearing some of the stories
about his time as an officer and sheriff, the kids wanted to know more.
Also in Adamsville:
Old Home Motel - 211 E Main St. - Sheriff Pusser lived in Room 110 of this motel for 4 months while his new house was being built after the fire destroyed it.
Gibbs Oil & Gas Collectibles Museum - 114 W Main St.
Stop # 6 Rockabilly Highway Mural - W Court Ave & 2nd St, Selmer, TN (Page 10)
On the way home we drove through Selmer and found this cool mural on a building and I had to stop and push my kids out of the car for a picture.
On the way home we drove through Selmer and found this cool mural on a building and I had to stop and push my kids out of the car for a picture.
I saw his car on display in Pidgeon Forge...I would like to know where Adamsville is located..What city is it close to..
ReplyDeleteAdamsville is Southwest Tennessee in McNairy County.
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