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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204T_prometheus_Union-City-TN.html
Titan from Greek Mythology
Titans were deities that existed before the Olympian Gods, and Prometheus was known as the protector and benefactor of mankind.
Zeus, the king of the Olympian Gods, took fire away from mankind after Prometheus angere…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204S_ronald-reagan-1911-2004_Union-City-TN.html
President of the United States of America, served two terms from 1981-1989
During his inaugural speech, he called for an era of National renewal and hoped that America would again be' A Beacon of hope for those who do not have freedom.'
He mad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204R_union-city-junction_Union-City-TN.html
Union City started as a railroad town :General George Washington Gibbs received 5,000 acres from Martin Armstrong, of North Carolina, in 1829 in exchange for Gibbs' legal services.
A charter was received to build tracks from Nashville to Mississ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204Q_the-firehouse_Union-City-TN.html
The Firehouse was built in 2012, and is modeled after the firehouse in Harper's Ferry Arsenal, West Virginia, the site of abolitionist John Brown's 1859 slave revolt and capture by Robert E. Lee.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204P_ayn-rand-1905-1982_Union-City-TN.html
Russian-American Novelist, Philosopher, Playwright, and Screenwriter.
Rand is know for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and Developing a Philosophical System called Objectivism.
Atlas Shrugged was consisted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204O_abraham-lincoln-1809-1865_Union-City-TN.html
President of the United States of America, during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.
In the Nation's darkest years, Lincoln led the North in war, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and oversaw passage of the 13th Amendment, these acts abolishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204N_thomas-jefferson-1743-1826_Union-City-TN.html
President of the United States of America, served two terms from 1801-1809
Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, a Charter of America and Universal Liberties
Drafted in 1776.
He became the Nation's First Sec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204M_hobbs-drug-store_Union-City-TN.html
A tip of the hat to a bygone era. Hobbs Drug Store was built in 2013 and is designed to be reminiscent of the Soda Shop that flourished in the mid twentieth century. The wrought iron store front was manufactured by Christopher & Simpson of St.Loui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204L_the-barber-shop_Union-City-TN.html
This building is a reproduction of the Barber Shop that stood on the corner of High and North Church Streets in Rives, Tennessee. Built in 1894, it was run by Sam Dickery and his son, Melvin, until 1967. The original structure was added to the Nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204K_liberty-hall_Union-City-TN.html
Designed in honor of the courthouse and municipal buildings that can be found in small towns across the country, Liberty Hall was built in the summer of 2012. This building houses exhibits featuring political figures and celebrates the founding of…