{"id":337,"date":"2020-11-10T11:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sceniccityblog.com\/?p=337"},"modified":"2020-11-10T11:43:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:43:35","slug":"pioneer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sceniccityblog.com\/?p=337","title":{"rendered":"Pioneer Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This past weekend Derek and I headed up to the town of Soddy-Daisy to check out their Pioneer Day event. A thank you goes out to the Chattanooga Times Free Press for publishing an article with the weekend\u2019s events, otherwise I would have had no idea this was happening! It is helpful to follow local news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I will admit, with no fault to Soddy-Daisy, that the living history event was, well, a bit dinky. This feeling of mine only stems from many, many years of reenacting at very large living history events! Still, I was glad to get out and do something new and different for an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pioneer Day was held at Poe\u2019s Tavern Historical Park, next to City Hall. Poe\u2019s Tavern was originally constructed in 1817, with a replica on the original foundation now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to soddy-daisy.org, Poe\u2019s Tavern was Hamilton County\u2019s First Courthouse and County Seat. The tavern was also used as a hospital for both Union and Confederate troops during the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pioneer Day, there was a woman in a historical outfit cooking cornbread on the fireplace. Everyone got free samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also booths showing historic rifles, locally found arrowheads, basket weaving, coal mining supplies and an 1800s cider press, which I got to take a turn on for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big draw for me was a Civil War set up, presented by the Tennesseans for Living History. We were treated to some music by a banjo and fiddle player. I really miss reenacting sometimes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a Robert E. Lee impersonator there, but I only wish I hadn\u2019t seen him walking around the grounds with a can of beer \u2014 or soda, I\u2019ll try to give him the benefit of the doubt \u2014 in his hands!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82942430@N03\/50577276762\/in\/album-72157716795044032\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50577276762_440013fa15_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pioneer Day12\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82942430@N03\/50577139111\/in\/album-72157716795044032\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50577139111_66ded35f0a_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pioneer Day4\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82942430@N03\/50577275592\/in\/album-72157716795044032\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50577275592_b327445016_c.jpg?resize=533%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pioneer Day23\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82942430@N03\/50577137436\/in\/album-72157716795044032\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50577137436_7dbc1efc51_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pioneer Day18\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82942430@N03\/50577276987\/in\/album-72157716795044032\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50577276987_6b5f51fb24_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pioneer Day11\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82942430@N03\/50576411918\/in\/album-72157716795044032\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50576411918_19fd009078_c.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pioneer Day32\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend Derek and I headed up to the town of Soddy-Daisy to check out their Pioneer Day event. A thank you goes out to the Chattanooga Times Free Press for publishing an article with the weekend\u2019s events, otherwise I would have had no idea this was happening! 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