Artifacts and buildings at the Museum of Appalachia in Clinton Tennessee USA


John Rice Irwin spent a lifetime collecting the artifacts of the Appalachian people. The museum was established in the 1960s by John Rice Irwin, an East Tennessee educator and businessman, who has The Museum of Appalachia followed the basic philosophy of preserving not only structures and artifacts relevant to the region's history, but also preserving each item's individual history— who owned it, when and how it was created or obtained, and how it was used John Rice Irwin spent a lifetime collecting the artifacts of the Appalachian people. The museum was established in the 1960, preserving each item's individual history— who owned it, when and how it was created or obtained, and how it was used


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Location: Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennesee, USA
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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