Belmont Mansion
Described as the most elaborate, antebellum Italianate-style villa built for that time period. It is now a historical museum, open for tours. It's 36 rooms are beautifully decorated with the antiques that Adelicia had ... hauntedhouses.com
David "Stringbean" Akeman
David Akeman was born in Annville, KY on June 15, 1915. He became known in the 1930's for his country humor and banjo picking. He got the name Stringbean because he was so lean and lanky. He became a member of the Grand O... waymarking.com
James K. Polk
James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) the eleventh President of the United States, served from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. Â Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, but mostly lived i... waymarking.com
Thomas Green Ryman
Thomas Ryman is one of Nashville’s favorite sons. He was a well-known Riverboat Captain on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, ad by the mid to late 1880’s Captain Ryman owned a fleet of 35 steamboats. Capt... waymarking.com
Webb Pierce
Webb Michael Pierce was born in West Monroe, Louisiana on August 8, 1921. For mor than 30-years he was one of the most popular “honky-tonk” singers in Country Music. Early in his career he starred on the Lou... waymarking.com
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins was one of the most popular country music start of all time. He was born in Glendale, Arizona and served in the United States Navy. Following his military service he began playing an singing country mucic an... waymarking.com
Adelicia Acklen
Adelicia Acklen was on of America’s richest women when she an her second husband, Joseph Acklen, began construction their mansion that would be known as Belmont. The elaborate antebellum home, with it 36-rooms an 1... waymarking.com
John Daniel "J. D." Sumner
J. D. Sumner was born on November 19, 1924 and became the Blackwood Brothers bass vocalist in 1954. He remained with the Blackwood Brothers until 1965, when he left the Blackwood Brothers Quartet and became the bass singe... waymarking.com
Van Stephenson
Van Stephenson was born on November 4, 1953 in Hamilton, Ohio. Early in his career he played in a number of garage bands with his brothers and other neighborhood friends. He developed a love for writing songs when he was ... waymarking.com
Harold Franklin "Hawkshaw" Hawkins
Harold “Hawkshaw” Hawkins was a country music star from the late 1940’s until his death in 1963. He starred on the three major radio barn dances, and was the top headliner at the WWVA Jamboree in Whee... waymarking.com
Boudleaux Bryant
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant were married in September 1945 and together they wrote some of country music’s most famous songs. Their first hit was “Country Boy,” which was record by Little Jimmy Dicken... waymarking.com
Owen Bradley
Owen Bradley was on of the most influential record producers in Nashville. It was through his vision and hard work the so called “Nashville Sound” was popularized during the 1950’s and 1960’s. ... waymarking.com
Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette was born in Mississippi and grew to become on of Country Music’s all time greats. Tammy arrived in Nashville in the early 1960’s and became a star of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1968 she married Geo... waymarking.com
Market Street Brewery
Besides having an on-site brewery, which gives the place a nice aroma, The Market Street Brewery & Public House has two rooms for its patrons to sit and enjoy the experience. One is characterized as the dark wood room ... hauntedhouses.com
Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell first became known in 1952 when he won a local talent contest known as “Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. While his singing career never really took off he wrote a number of to... waymarking.com
Mel Street
Mel Street climbed the country music ladder to stardom performing first in Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia. He hosted a local TV show on WHIS(Present day WVVA) in Bluefield, West Virginia. He record his firs... waymarking.com
Gilbert R. "Speck" Rhodes
Born in West Plains, Missouri, “Speck” Rhodes would join another West Plains native Porter Wagoner to star on “The Porter Wagoner Show.” Speck would play base fiddle as a member of Porterȁ... waymarking.com
Virgil Doyle Wilburn
Doyle Wilburn first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in 1940 with older brothers Lester and Leslie, but child labor problems force them off of the Opry after a few months. Following their brief Opry stint they returned to t... waymarking.com