Bunker Hill

Story Mapper

A driving tour through the communities of southern Giles County, Tennessee

Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill was located on the old stage road, and transportation has remained an important influence on community life.

Photos & Stories

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Bunker Hill Way of Life

Bunker Hill Transportation
Bunker Hill Business


BUNKER HILL WAY OF LIFE

Stories of horseback riding, hog killings, and intrusive wildlife tell of life in Bunker Hill.

Bunker Hill Methodist Church

Bunker Hill Intersection

Way of Life Changes

Bunker Hill

Watson Family

Pete Watson, Farm Life

Pete Watson, Egg Money

Pete Watson, Family Farm

Pete Watson, Sunday Visits

Pete Watson, Snake Rafters

Pete Watson, Polecat Hides Trapping

Eva Claire Smith & Pete Watson, Listen Laugh Cry

Joe Merrell, Horseback Ride

Joe Merrell, Water Caves Trough


BUNKER HILL TRANSPORTATION

How to get to school on time — a question that two residents attempt to answer.

Joe Merrell, School Bus

Pete Watson, Riding Old School Bus

Pete Watson, Dad Drove School Bus


BUNKER HILL BUSINESS

Joe Merrell’s father started Merrell’s Candy Kitchen, in a era which coincides with the Mars Candy Company.

Jelly Roll

The Sheik

Pulaski Citizen, December 1925

Joe Merrell, Candy Kitchen

Joe Merrell, Old Bunker Hill

Joe Merrell, Old Bunker Hill 2

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