Cheap Things To Do in Dayton, Tennessee

Visit the infamous site of 'The Scopes Trial, ' a watershed case in the debate between evolution and creati... More on Heritage

Love the small town involvement. Some of the "folks" remember the Scopes Trial and will share their memorie... More on Yahoo! Travel

This trail follows Richland Creek which has a number of small falls and swimming holes along its length. It leads to a fork with trails to Laurel Falls and Snow Falls. Unknown if there is swimming at the falls. Links to more information: ... More on SwimmingHoles.info

This rigorous Bowater pocket wilderness trail passes evidence of coal mining and follows Richland Creek's string of cascades to a fork of two trails, leading to Laurel Falls and Snow Falls. ... More on Trails

This is a great hike. The trail goes beside the river for a mile or so and More on Trails

Inscription. (Marker front) : William Jennings Bryan, 1860 1925, Presidential Nominee, Secretary of State, Congressman, Christian Statesman, Author and Orator, (On the statue's proper left) : "Destiny is not a matter of chance; it ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here, from July 10 to 21, 1925, John Thomas Scopes, was tried for teaching that man descended from a lower order of animals, in violation of a lately passed state law. William Jennings Bryan assisted the prosecution; ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Named for pioneer settler William Smith, a New England teacher and merchant, who settled here in 1820, it was the junction of the Kiuka War Trace (later Black Fox Trail) to the Cumberland and the main north-south Indian ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Rhea County: Established 1807; named in honor of John Rhea: Revolutionary veteran, who fought at King's Mountain. Delegate to the North Carolina Convention which ratified the U. S. Constitution; member of the Tennessee ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On this site was founded Graysville Academy by a group of Seventh-day Adventists who were organized as a church on Sept. 8, 1888. Recognizing the need for training young people in order that the work of the church in ... More on HMDB

'Watts Bar Lake' is a reservoir on the Tennessee River created by Watts Bar Dam as part of the Tennessee ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. So named because of an auction, near here, in 1779, of supplies furnished the Cherokees by British agents to stimulate their warfare against the settlers. The supplies were captured by frontiersmen under command of Col. ... More on HMDB