Tennessee is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the song Rocky Top. In honor of that, some of my WCYB friends and I put together a little video. Whether the Volunteer State is home sweet home to you or not, we hope you enjoy the show!! 😁 PJ Johnson WCYB Dave Dierks WCYB Julie Newman WCYB David Boyd WCYB Preston Ayres WCYB Chris Michaels WCYB Ricky Matthews WCYB Casey Goetz WCYB Samantha Zarek WCYB Jessica Griffith WCYB Ellie Romano WCYB Heather Williams WCYB Thomas Gray WCYB Olivia Bailey WCYB

Longfield Cemetery in Rocky Top, Tennessee: Final Resting Place for Miners Killed in Fraterville Disaster. May 19, 1902, was a date that will be forever remembered in the Rocky Top (formerly Coal Creek) area of Tennessee. The Fraterville Mine Disaster ended the life of 216 coal miners, leaving scores of widows and children without fathers. This video shows the Longfield Cemetery where many of these men are buried these days - including Jacob Vowell, whose dying letter to his wife is a tear-jerki

Visit the Coal Creek Miners Museum in Rocky Top, Tennessee and learn the history of the convict lease system in Tennessee and the rich history of the miners that lived, worked and died in the area. #coalmining #blackhistorymonth #tnhistory #history #adventureandersoncounty #tnvacation #historymuseum | Adventure Anderson County