War of 1812 Exhibit Visits Paris, Tennessee

From the July 21, 2015, Paris (Tn.) Post-Intelligencer "War of 1812 exhibit to visit Paris.

This war is why Tennessee is called the Volunteer State.  A traveling exhibit will be shown at the Paris-Henry County Heritage Center July 31 through September 12 at 614 N. Poplar Street in Paris.  It is entitled "Becoming the Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812."

Many Tennesseeans played prominent roles in it, including Andrew Jackson, David Crockett, David Farragut, Sam Houston and Sequoyah.

Tennesseeans were among the "War Hawks" who were Americans who wanted to go to war with Britain.

--Brock-Perry