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Visits to the Rhea County Courthouse spark some of the same conversations as 100 years ago
The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to ...
Knoxville News Sentinel14d
Scopes trial could have been anywhere. Why was it in Dayton, Tennessee?
John Thomas Scopes ‒ often begins with Scopes himself, a teacher accused of violating the Butler Act by explaining evolution at Rhea County High School.
USA Today14d
How the Rhea County Courthouse remains an important historical site
The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to this say the site sparks conversation.
Scopes trial could have happened anywhere. Why was it in Dayton, Tennessee?
In 1925, the tiny, growing town of Dayton saw an economic opportunity in the ACLU's newspaper ads seeking a teacher to challenge the Butler Act.
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law ...