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The Cherokee silversmith Sequoyah, born in 1776, is the only known person to have single-handedly developed an alphabet-resulting in the first written language for Native American Indians. The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tenn., tells his story and is dedicated to American Indian history and culture.

first appeared: 6/18/2000

Beulah Louise Henry of Memphis, Tenn., was dubbed "Lady Edison" in the 1930s. She earned 49 patents, but her inventions number around 110, including the first bobbinless sewing machine, soap-filled sponges, and the "protograph," which made four typewritten copies of documents at a time without carbon paper.

first appeared: 5/21/2000

North America’s most devastating tremors –the New Madrid Earthquakes–occurred between December 1811 and February 1812. Land on either side of the Mississippi River sank, and the river flowed backward into a sunken area to form beautiful Reelfoot Lake, now a popular resort in Northwest Tennessee.

first appeared: 5/7/2000

The Thomas Hughes Library in Rugby, Tenn., (pop. 70) houses probably the greatest collection of Victorian literature in America. Hughes, a British author and statesman, founded the town in 1880 as a cooperative, class-free society where Britain’s young noblemen could prosper. About 20 of the original Victorian buildings still stand.

first appeared: 4/23/2000

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