Union City, Tiptonville, Reelfoot Lake and Hornbeak Self

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UNION CITY / TIPTONVILLE / REELFOOT / HORNBEAK
NORTHWEST CORNER
OF
TENNESSEE
MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI and REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK — THE PLACE TO BE FOR CATCHING and EATING FISH!
BOATING / FISHING / HIKING / PICNICKING / GIANT WATER LILIES & WILDLIFE VIEWING
Union City /
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Discovery Park of America.................................................................................................. ............3-4
Dixie Gun Works / Old Car Museum.................................................................................. ...............5
Festival / Fishgap Hill Overlook ....................................................................................... ...............6
Unknown Soldier Monument / Confederate Soldier Monument........................................... ...............7
Restaurants.......................................................................................................................... ...............8
Tiptonville /
............................................................................................................................................ pp...........9
Carl Perkins Boyhood Hm / Marijac Mem'l River Pk / Port of Cates Landing ................ ............. 10
Reelfoot Lake / Reelfoot Lake State Park................................................................................................. pp....11-13
Hornbeak /
Restaurant ........................................................................................................................... pp......... 13
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UNION CITY
1½ HRS, 58 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON
ATLAS B-4 — OBION COUNTY
AREA CODES: 731 — ZIP CODES: 38261 & 38281
Destination
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Address
214 E Church St, Union City
Obion County Chamber of
Commerce
County name pronounced with long i.
Union City
Population
10,895
2010 Census
38261
http://www.ObionCounty.org/
731885-0211
Hometown of both Congressman, John S. Tanner and
Jerry L. Gurien, the inventor of stone washed jeans and
Gurien Finishing Corp., which developed a process in
the 1980s that stone-washed jeans and denims.
Union City —
Dates back to 1855, when the railroads entered West Tennessee and created a new transportation artery that shifted the economic dependence
from the river. As Hwy 51 became the more active commercial route in the 1920s, businesses facing the tracks repurposed their back doors as a second storefront
to face the highway. The town is home to several well-preserved Art Deco-style buildings, erected during Union City's heyday as a major highway junction.
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Destination
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Address
830 Everett Blvd, Union City
38261
Discovery Park of America
1-Day Pass
$13.95
2-Consecutive
Days
Special
$19.95*
Srs 65+
1-Day Pass
$11.95
2-Consecutive
Days
Special
$16.95*
T-Sun
10-5
Closed
Mon
http://www.DiscoveryParkOfAmerica.com/Visit/AboutDiscovery-Park/
A 50-acre site.
Museum,
Park and
Gardens
Allow 2
Consecutive
Gift Shop
Days to
See /
Read All
Café
* Rate for
Museum
Opened
in
Nov 2013
AAA,
AARP,
Military
https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Vp5u1nyMvmM
731885-5455
Café
Ext 34
Group Rate: Pre-registration of two weeks is
required. A group coming but arriving in separate
vehicles, purchase a block of 20+ tickets for a group
rate. Pay with a single check to receive the group
discount. Distribute the tickets to guests and no group
check-in is required.
Galleries:
Children's Exploration / Energy /
Enlightenment / Military / Native Americans / Natural
History / Regional History [simulation theater] /
Science, Space & Technology / Transportation /
Traveling Exhibit.
The Robert E. and Jenny D. Kirkland Foundation has
donated $80 million to the creation of Discovery Park
and has created a program of $2-3 million continuing
support for operational support and expansion.
Japanese, American, and
European-inspired gardens.
Discovery Park of America — Union City
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Destination
Price
Hrs /
Times
Discovery Park of America
Special
Attractions
Pricing
for
T-Sun
10-5
Earthquake
Simulator
Starship
Theater
The Tower
Each
$3.95
All Three
$9.95
Category
Phone
Why are special attractions not included in the daily
admission and membership prices? Special attractions
are timed and capacity limited. To be fair to all
patrons, the special attractions are an additional fee of
$3.95 each, or $9.95 for all three.
Closed
Mon
A theater simulation of the 1811-12 earthquakes that
shaped the land in this region as well as a planetary tour
in the starship theater.
Allow 2
Consecutive
Days to
See /
Read All
Museum
Opened
in
Nov 2013
Address
A 20,000-gallon aquarium revealing the underwater
life of Reelfoot Lake.
A 60-foot replica of a human body with a 30-foot
slide.
Replica of a human body
includes a 30-foot slide.
No backpacks or food allowed.
Pumpkins on Display come from McMaster Farms, Columbiana, OHIO
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Destination
Price
Dixie Gun Works /
Old Car Museum
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Address
1410-1412 W Reelfoot Ave
Union City 38261
M-F
7:30-5
731885-0700
Sat
8-Noon
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/about_us.php
How a jewelry salesman made it big with his hobby.
Dixie Gun Works — first major company in the world devoted exclusively to the antique arms trade to make
its entire collection of high-quality antique firearms, replicas, and supplies available to the world via the internet.
The largest supplier of black powder shooting equipment, parts and antique guns in the world, this shop displays
first production replicas of historic rifles, pistols and cannons as well as dozens of antique cars and mechanical
devices. Don't miss the replica 1850s log cabin gun shop with more than 1,000 authentic tools, and a Calhoun Boat
exhibit.
On display are thirty-six completely restored antique automobiles as well as a number of farm engines, and related
antique car accessories.
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Destination
Price
Festival
Corn Festival
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Kiwanis Park / Discovery Park,
Union City 38261
Sept 2
Sept
12-19
Address
Festival
731431-8132
http://ObionCountyCornfest.org/
Cruise in Car Show / Cake Walks / Pumpkin Painting.
Carving / Bed Race / Corn Hole Tournament / Corn
Shucking & Eating Contests / Run for the Pig / Chalk
Art Contest (Chalk supplied).
Fishgap Hill Road, Union City
Fishgap Hill Overlook
731—
No Address, but it comes up on
Garmin RV 760LM
38261
Off TN-157
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Outstanding view of Reelfoot Lake and the Lower
Mississippi River Alluvial Valley below. On a clear
day, see the entire length of the lake, 20 miles.
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Destination
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Union City is the home of the F EVER. . .
Unknown Soldier
Monument
1. Monument dedicated to an "Unknown Soldier"
The monument's location within a cemetery
reflects the mourning element common to the
first Civil War monuments in the South. After
the end of the war, local women raised funds
to disinter the bodies of Confederate soldiers
from throughout the county and rebury them
here. On October 21, 1869, the Union City
brass band led a procession here for the
dedication ceremony
Confederate Soldier
Monument
Address
It was erected in 1869. Only two graves in the
cemetery surrounding the monument are occupied
by the remains of known persons. The rest of the
graves are the remains of unknown soldiers gathered
from around the county and reburied in the
Confederate cemetery.
2. Monument to a Confederate soldier in the South.
Confederate Soldier
Monument
Kiwanis Park
E Church St
Unknown Confederate
Soldier Monument
Summer & Edwards Sts.
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This monument, erected for the Confederate soldiers
in 1909, is located in Kiwanis Park, in downtown
Union City, TN. The monument was originally
located in front of the old courthouse, but was
moved to this location when the present courthouse
was constructed.
June 28, 2015
RESTAURANTS IN / NEAR UNION CITY —
Restaurant Destination
Price
Penny Hill Shoppe
Hrs /
Times
M-F
7-6
List Not Complete — Does NOT include Chain Restaurants
Category
Phone
131 Jackson St, Union City
Restaurant
Diner
731884-2184
T-Sat
11-7
Restaurant
Diner
731885-5737
M-Th
11-9
F-Sat
11-10
Restaurant
Seafood
731884-1877
Sat
10-2
Address
38261
http://PennyHillShoppe.com/index.htm
Today's Favorites with a 50's Twist
PV's Hut
Sassafraz Restaurant
209 E Florida Ave, Union City
38261
'50's Diner serving folks for nearly 50 years;
this is the second location.
2205 W Reelfoot Ave, Union City
38261
Sun
11-3
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TIPTONVILLE
1½ HRS, 80 MILES NW OF JACKSON
40 MINUTES, 30 MILES EAST OF UNION CITY
ATLAS B-3 — LAKE COUNTY — AREA CODES: 731 — ZIP CODES: 38079
Destination
Price
Chamber of Commerce
Reelfoot Area
County Seat of Lake County
Hrs /
Times
Category
Tiptonville
Population
4,464
2010 Census
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Phone
Address
130 S Court St, Tiptonville
731253-8144
The town sits on what is known as the Tiptonville
Dome, a small lift 9 miles wide and 7 miles long, that
has spared it from the most devastating river floods.
June 28, 2015
Destination
Price
Boyhood Home
Carl Perkins Visitor Center
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Carl's Boyhood Home along with a
historic caboose and with memorabilia
including Carl's jukebox.
230 Carl Perkins Parkway, Tiptonville
Perkins' best-known song is "Blue Suede Shoes." Paul
McCartney claimed that "if there were no Carl Perkins,
there would be no Beatles." His songs were recorded by
Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
Guitarist/Songwriter — Father of Rockabilly
"After all those days in the cotton fields, the
dreams came true on a gold record on a piece
of wood. It's in my den where I can look at it
every day. I wear it out lookin' at it."
Address
Free
Also See :
— Carl Perkins
Int'l Rock-a-Billy Hall of Fame
& Museum, Jackson, TN.
M-F
8-4
Park
TN-21, then Cross Levee, Tiptonville
Park sets in a small grove of timber just below the bend
in the river and features a scenic overlook, picnic area, Continue through town on TN-21W / Church St.
Follow TN-21 until you come to levee and crossing.
Former Delta Queen steamboat stop. Its and boat landing. Look for massive river vessels.
unique name comes from the land's owners The lower Mississippi River Valley was one of the most Take road over levee.
Mary and Jack. Enjoy the scenic overlook critical theatres of the American Civil War. Battles
and quiet shade at the base of the New Madrid raged where cotton, corn, and soybeans now grow.
Bend in the river — the biggest curve on the Minnie balls, cannon shells, and similar items are
entire Mississippi River, measuring 13 miles plowed up from time to time.
around and 1 mile across.
Marijac Memorial River Park
Port of Cates Landing
The harbor channel provides space for
passage of barge traffic at the port
terminal without interference with barges
that are moored at the berthing area.
There is a 300 foot turn-a-round provided
for tugboats at the southern end of the
harbor.
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4480 Cates Landing Rd, Tiptonville
731253-3338
Located north of Tiptonville in the extreme NW corner
of TN — a public port that has loading and unloading
capabilities for various raw and finished products onto
and off barges — is accessible to barge traffic year
round with slack water access to the barge berthing area.
June 28, 2015
REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK
1½ HRS, 75 MILES NW OF JACKSON
45 MINUTES, 35 MILES WEST OF UNION CITY
ATLAS B-3 — LAKE & OBION COUNTIES
Destination
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Address
Carrington Rd
731-253-9652
Tiptonville
Camping
Reelfoot Lake State Park
 731-253-8003
(30 amp; some side-byside hookups; 5 pull-thrus; Camping (30 amp; some side-by-side hookups; 5 pull86 sites; mostly shaded; thrus; 86 sites; mostly shaded; 14-day max. stay, dump
14-day max. stay, dump station)  731-253-8003
station).
Cabins, Boating, Hiking and gorgeous scenery. Visit
the Nature Center and the chance to see Bald Eagles,
Owls, and other majestic birds.
Reelfoot Lake State Park
2595 Hwy 21E, Tiptonville
R.C. Donaldson Mem'l Museum
directly across from Boyette's Dining Room
FREE
Daily
8-4:30
Museum
Nature Ctr
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731253-9652
Museum / Nature Center — at Reelfoot Lake State
Park — learn about the lake. Its boardwalk is the only
shoreline trail on the lake, a meandering walk through
the cypress grove and marshes with impressive views.
June 28, 2015
Destination
Reelfoot Lake Tourism Council
731-253-2007
2595 State Rt. 21E
Tiptonville 38079
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Address
Reelfoot Lake — "Quake Lake" — Once a dense cypress woodland, pierced only by Native American
trails and crudely constructed roads. In the winter of 1811-1812, the 150-mile long New Madrid fault line
produced a series of four earthquakes so powerful that the Mississippi River was said to have flowed backward
for 10-24 hours. This intensity created Reelfoot Lake. They remain the largest earthquakes ever recorded in
the eastern United States. The lake — 13,000 acres — is 20 miles long and seven miles wide.
www.ReelFootAreaChamber.com
http://ReelFootTourism.com/ReelFootLake/
Lake is located in the NW corner of Tennessee
and three miles from the Mississippi River.
A natural wonder of the world, Reelfoot Lake is
noted for its bald cypress trees, large expanses of water lilies, and its nesting pairs of bald eagles. It is the site of
Reelfoot Lake State Park [Reelfoot State Park].
An abundance of bird species (240+) can be observed.
The huge white pelicans have
made a home at Reelfoot Lake and return in the spring and fall migration by the thousands.
Pelican Festival — Oct 23-25, 2015.
/
Eagle Festival — Feb 5-7, 2016
Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival — 1st Weekend of October
Before Reelfoot Lake — Nightriders of the Lake — Before Reelfoot Lake was made a lake by the New Madrid earthquake, multiple owners
held rights to the land. In 1907, the West Tennessee Land Company gathered these claims to try and take back the lake for cotton production.
Local residents formed their own vigilante group and started night raids against Land Company supporters. These "Nightriders" of masked and armed men
committed over 100 crimes. One of the most violent occurred on October 19, 1908. Land Company executives Colonel R.Z. Taylor and Quinton Rankin were
kidnapped from a local hotel. Rankin was shot and hanged, but Taylor escaped into the surrounding swamp. The Nightriders fired over 30 shots in his direction
and Taylor was thought to be dead. However, Taylor emerged 24 hours later, confused and tattered.
Tennessee Governor Malcolm Patterson offered a $10,000 reward for the responsible Nightriders and over 100 suspects were detained. 300 people were
associated with Nightriders crime and six convicted of murder, though they were later overturned. The company did not receive the rights to the lake and in
1914, the state acquired the title to the lake and has preserved it ever since.
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Destination
Reelfoot Lake — Legend
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Address
One version of Reelfoot Lake's history is traced back to a Chickasaw chief named "Kalopin" or "Reelfoot"
because of his deformed foot. Chief Reelfoot fell in love with the Choctaw chief's daughter, Laughing Eyes.
The Choctaw chief was warned by The Great Spirit that if his daughter married into a Chickasaw tribe, that tribe
would be swallowed up and buried underwater. Against all warnings, Reelfoot sent his Chickasaw tribesmen to
kidnap Laughing Eyes. During the wedding ceremony in the Chickasaw village, the earth began to creak, rumble
and sway. As The Great Spirit stomped the earth, waters rushed into the Chickasaw village, overcoming the
tribesmen and forming Reelfoot Lake.
The Real Story: Before maps could be copied by machine, they were copied by hand. Reelfoot Lake most likely
got its name when a mapmaker with poor penmanship failed to close the "d" in Redfoot.
RESTAURANTS IN / NEAR REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK
— List Not Complete — Does NOT include Chain Restaurants
Price
Blue Bank Fish House & Grill
Hrs /
Times
Category
Address
813 Lake Dr, Hornbeak, TN
Dinners
M-F
4-9
Restaurant
Seafood
Sat-Sun
11-9
Phone
731253-6878
38232
Address is Hornbeak, but Fish House is on Reelfoot Lk
(See purple arrow)
(1½ hrs from Jackson / 30 mins from Union City)
Lunch: T, W, Th only between 11-2 — Restaurant is
in the resort, but public is invited to dine.
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Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
Boyette's Dining Room
Address
10 Boyette Rd / Hwy 21
On
Reelfoot
Lake
Restaurant
Daily
11-9
"Fabulous
Fish!"
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731253-7307
Tiptonville 38079
Located across from State Park Museum
Catfish, Country Ham, Fried Chicken, Quail, Frog Legs,
homemade hushpuppies, onion rings, country
vegetables — it's an experience. Not a health conscious
meal!
June 28, 2015
HORNBEAK
1¼ HRS, 72 MILES NW OF JACKSON
ATLAS B-4 — OBION COUNTY — AREA CODES: 731 — ZIP CODES: 38232
Destination
Price
Hrs /
Times
Category
Phone
M, T, W, F
City Hall
Blue Bank Fish House & Grill
8-4
Population
424
Closed
Th
2010 Census
Restaurant
Seafood
Sat-Sun
11-9
212 W Main St, Hornbeak
731538-9626
Dinners
M-F
4-9
Address
731253-6878
Town is located on the twisting, turning, up and down
hill road between Troy and Reelfoot Lake.
813 Lake Dr, Hornbeak, TN 38232
Address is Hornbeak, but Fish House is on Reelfoot Lk
(See purple arrow)
(1½ hrs from Jackson / 30 mins from Union City)
Lunch: T, W, Th only between 11-2 — Restaurant is
in the resort, but public is invited to dine.
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Union City, Tiptonville, Reelfoot Lake and Hornbeak Self

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