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08-19-08, 06:13 AM
Exhibit focuses on military conflict
By Jennie Jones Giles
Published: Monday, August 18, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 10:00 p.m.
America’s Olympic athletes are winning gold and the world is listening to the tune of our national anthem daily.
The Star-Spangled Banner was written in Baltimore during the War of 1812. Frances Scott Key saw “The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air” during a battle in the city’s harbor.
From 1812 to 1815, the new nation of the United States fought Great Britain and its colonies in Canada. Battles were fought on the “high seas” and Great Lakes, and on American and Canadian soil.
“Let Freedom Ring,” the inaugural exhibit of the Henderson County Heritage Museum, focuses on county, state and national heritage and history related to each of the nation’s military conflicts. There is not a display featuring artifacts related to the War of 1812, but the museum does have graphic displays and multimedia presentations related to this conflict.
Rare sketches from the war are featured. One depicts an Indian battle with the Creeks in Alabama. A faction of the Creek nation, the “Red Sticks,” joined with the British during the conflict.
Gen. Andrew Jackson and frontiersman Davy Crockett fought in these Indian conflicts, along with their allies, the Cherokee, at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. T.J. Holland, director of the Junaluska Museum in Robbinsville, tells the story of this battle and the Cherokee participation in a video on the museum’s multimedia presentation. Legend states that Junaluska and the Cherokee saved the life of Jackson and his troops. Junaluska lived to regret helping Jackson. It was President Jackson who later sent the Cherokee from their land on the Trail of Tears.
One of the county’s early pioneer settlers, John Davis, fought alongside Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and at the last battle of the war, the Battle of New Orleans. After the war, Davis moved to what later became Henderson County. In 1823, he bought the Argyle property, an estate in Flat Rock, and became the first postmaster of Flat Rock. Davis also owned land along the state line in the community of Green River. In 1830, he sold his Flat Rock property and moved to Green River, establishing a hotel and stagecoach stop called Oakland.
On the museum’s display walls and in the multimedia presentation are photographs and information about Davis.
Early pioneer settlers formed militia units, just in case they might be needed. Some of the names of these early militiamen are displayed in the museum.
In addition to the Cherokee role in this conflict, the multimedia presentation also features music from this time period, a painting from the war and narration by Mike Murdock, the county’s veterans’ service officer, on the Marines’ role during this conflict.
Visit the Heritage Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, and learn more about this conflict and others. For more information, call 694-1619 or visit www.hendersoncountymuseum.org.
Ellie
By Jennie Jones Giles
Published: Monday, August 18, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 10:00 p.m.
America’s Olympic athletes are winning gold and the world is listening to the tune of our national anthem daily.
The Star-Spangled Banner was written in Baltimore during the War of 1812. Frances Scott Key saw “The rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air” during a battle in the city’s harbor.
From 1812 to 1815, the new nation of the United States fought Great Britain and its colonies in Canada. Battles were fought on the “high seas” and Great Lakes, and on American and Canadian soil.
“Let Freedom Ring,” the inaugural exhibit of the Henderson County Heritage Museum, focuses on county, state and national heritage and history related to each of the nation’s military conflicts. There is not a display featuring artifacts related to the War of 1812, but the museum does have graphic displays and multimedia presentations related to this conflict.
Rare sketches from the war are featured. One depicts an Indian battle with the Creeks in Alabama. A faction of the Creek nation, the “Red Sticks,” joined with the British during the conflict.
Gen. Andrew Jackson and frontiersman Davy Crockett fought in these Indian conflicts, along with their allies, the Cherokee, at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. T.J. Holland, director of the Junaluska Museum in Robbinsville, tells the story of this battle and the Cherokee participation in a video on the museum’s multimedia presentation. Legend states that Junaluska and the Cherokee saved the life of Jackson and his troops. Junaluska lived to regret helping Jackson. It was President Jackson who later sent the Cherokee from their land on the Trail of Tears.
One of the county’s early pioneer settlers, John Davis, fought alongside Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and at the last battle of the war, the Battle of New Orleans. After the war, Davis moved to what later became Henderson County. In 1823, he bought the Argyle property, an estate in Flat Rock, and became the first postmaster of Flat Rock. Davis also owned land along the state line in the community of Green River. In 1830, he sold his Flat Rock property and moved to Green River, establishing a hotel and stagecoach stop called Oakland.
On the museum’s display walls and in the multimedia presentation are photographs and information about Davis.
Early pioneer settlers formed militia units, just in case they might be needed. Some of the names of these early militiamen are displayed in the museum.
In addition to the Cherokee role in this conflict, the multimedia presentation also features music from this time period, a painting from the war and narration by Mike Murdock, the county’s veterans’ service officer, on the Marines’ role during this conflict.
Visit the Heritage Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, and learn more about this conflict and others. For more information, call 694-1619 or visit www.hendersoncountymuseum.org.
Ellie