On the drive home from the Smokies, we took a different route so we could drive through two of the local historic towns - Greeneville and Jonesborough.
Greeneville (pronounced green-vuhl by the locals) is the home of President Andrew Johnson's National Historic Site. Although he wasn't born in Greeneville, he lived and worked here for years before his vice-presidency to Lincoln. So we toured the national cemetery where he is now buried...
And we toured the Visitor Center and some of the buildings he lived and worked in. He had a very interesting experience as President. He was hated by both sides as he tried so hard to follow the guidelines of the Constitution at the end of the Civil War and during the rebuilding of our country. As political vengeance he was impeached, but was not removed from office (the Senate was one vote short).
Our second stop was the historic town of Jonesborough - the oldest town in the state.
Jonesborough is also home to Depot Street Brewing. But any visits are by appointment only. We had hoped for a restaurant or tasting room. But we had a lovely lunch at the Main Street Cafe instead.
We enjoyed the shops and walking around the streets with homes of interesting history or architecture.
We had such a nice day visiting these two towns. We hadn't done this kind of touring in a long time.
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