Pioneer Day At Poe’s Tavern Historical Park Set For Nov. 7

  • Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Sixth Annual Pioneer Day hosted by the City of Soddy-Daisy and the Soddy, Daisy & Montlake Historical Association will be held on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Poe's Tavern Historical Park, 9835 Dayton Pike in Soddy-Daisy.

"Pioneer Day is an event to celebrate our community’s past," organizers said.

The event will include a Civil War encampment, blacksmithing, quilting, open-fire cooking in the cabin, making homemade cider using a 1877 cider press, shelling corn with an antique corn sheller, basket making, log splitting and hewing using broad axes, wood carving, a display of locally made Soddy rifles and much more.

Contact 423-718-0528 for more information. The mask mandate established by County Mayor Jim Coppinger for outside events will be followed during the event.

 

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