- Joined
- Feb 20, 2005
- Location
- Nashville
Yes, there is a Philadelphia in central Tennessee. I saw it for the first time this weekend and was marginally impressed. Needs a little maintenance and some organized interest. A small town along the railroad where some young men met their Maker on 20 Oct 1863. About 100 men each captured on each side of the argument and sent to prisons both north and south. I'll have a bit more information when I can get organized. This place is a couple of miles north of Swee****er, TN, a town that was used as headquarters for the US Army for quite some time. My ancestor, Cpl. Ellihu Weaver was knocked from his horse, captured and sent to Rock Island, Illinois for his leisure time that very cold winter. He was later transferred to a 'resort' on the Chesapeake Bay known as Point Lookout. He liked it so much, he stayed for 2 years.