The drive from Holiday Travel Park in Chattanooga TN to the Riley Creek Campground in Kingston TN was just over 80 miles, took just under 1 ½ hours and was totally uneventful. Riley Creek Campground is situated on Watts Bar Lake and is centrally located amidst several attractions I had on my A-List, near a fire department friend of mine and close enough to Knoxville such that I could check it out for future exploration. Near the top of my “A-List” was the Rhea County Courthouse & Museum in Dayton TN. The Rhea County Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service in 1976. So, you ask, what is so special about this courthouse? THIS courthouse was the scene of
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