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Tennessee Treasures featured many interesting people, places and things in the first season of our television show. Each of these is now considered an "Official Tennessee Treasure".
See why they received such recognition — click on the various Official Tennessee Treasures links below to see their features right on this site. You can also download each treasure's segment for viewing on your computer, iPod, or other video device.
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| Alan LeQuire ~ "Musica" Sculpter
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| Alex Haley ~ Author of Roots
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| America’s Dumbest Criminals ~ Worldwide Hit Television Show
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| Belle Meade Plantation ~ Historic Thoroughbred Breeding Farm
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| Bernard Lansky ~ Clothier to the King
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| Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
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| Captain William Driver ~ Named the American Flag “Old Glory”
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| Casey Jones ~ Legendary Train Engineer
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| Chattanooga Choo Choo ~ Famous Train Tune
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| Cumberland Caverns
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| Daniel Smith & Rock Castle ~ The Man Who Named Tennessee
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| Davy Crockett ~ Legendary Tennesseean
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| Dinah Shore ~ Beloved Entertainer
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| Elvis Presley’s Graceland ~ World Famous Entertainer’s Home
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| Garnet Carter ~ Creator of Miniature Golf
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| Governor William Bowen Campbell ~ Fort Campbell’s Namesake
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| Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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| Horace Lawson Hunley ~ Inventor of the Submarine
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| James K. Polk ~ America’s 11th President
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| Jeff Allen ~ “Happy Wife, Happy Life” Comedian
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| John Edwin Ruthven Carpenter ~ Tennessee’s First Architect
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| Judge John Overton ~ Founder of Memphis
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| Manuel ~ Designer of Iconic Hollywood Costumes
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| National Bird Dog Museum and Hall of Fame
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| Peabody Ducks ~ Unique Memphis Attraction
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| Parthenon ~ Landmark of the Athens of the South
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| Ralph Boston ~ Olympic Long Jump Champion
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| Rugby, Tennessee ~ America’s 14th Colony?
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| Sergeant Alvin York
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| Tennessee Aquarium
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| Tennessee River Pearl Farm & Museum
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| The American Pearl Company
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| The Battle of Spring Hill ~ Famous Civil War Confrontation
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| The Elephant Sanctuary ~ Hohenwald’s Unique Animal Refuge
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| The Pink Palace ~ Home of Piggly Wiggly Founder
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| The Read House ~ Chattanooga’s Historic Hotel
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| Tracy Caulkins ~ Olympic Swim Champion
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| Union Station ~ Historic Nashville Landmark
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| William Edward Myer ~ Tennessee’s First Archeologist
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| Wilma Rudolph ~ Fastest Woman in the World
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| World’s Largest Teapot Collection
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