Culture and Communities

Tour the Historic Town of Granville which includes a guided tour of Sutton Homestead Historic Home, Pioneer Village, the Car Museum, Granville Museum, Agriculture Museum, Daniel Barber Shop and Post Office Museum, Clemons Car Museum, Mayberry – I Love Lucy Museum, Whistle Stop Saloon and Ice Cream Museum.

Cordell Hull Lake Visitor Center and Dam Tour offers the public free guided tours of the Cordell Hull Dam Powerhouse and Lock.  The tour is approximately two hours in length and provides information about Cordell Hull Lake’s unique history, project purposes, recreational opportunities, fish and wildlife benefits, as well as, an up-close look of the dam and powerhouse facilities.

The Cookeville History Museum provides exhibits, programs and activities that promote the history of the area. The museum houses a self-paced, permanent exhibit on the history of the community, including a timeline around the building that begins with the first people to the area and ends with what is happening today.

The Cookeville Depot Museum was built in 1909 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The museum houses many Tennessee Central Railway artifacts, as well as an HO scale replica of what Cookeville’s west side looked like in the summer of 1955. The grounds surrounding the museum are considered a park area where the museum has a static display consisting of a 1913 Baldwin steam engine, a 1920’s classic red caboose, a 1960’s caboose, and two small track cars.