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 Sgt Alvin C. York State Historic Site - Pall Mall, TN Posted by:  ggmorton
N 36° 32.533 W 084° 57.617
16S E 682579 N 4046026
A state historic site in Pall Mall, TN which preserves the home life of WWI war hero Alvin C. York.
Waymark Code: WM14BBA
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2021
Views: 3
"Sergeant Alvin C. York State Historic Park is located nine miles north of Jamestown in Pall Mall, Tennessee and pays tribute to one of the most decorated soldiers of World War I. The park includes a visitor center modeled after York’s general store, his two-story house, a gristmill, the York Bible School, and various picnic facilities. The York Farm was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Just outside the park are the Wolf River Methodist Church where he experienced his religious conversion and the Wolf River Cemetery which includes the burial site of Sgt. York and his wife, Miss Gracie. While these properties are not owned by the park, they are accessible as part of the driving tour or via the park hiking trail." Reference: ( visit link)
Park Type: Day Use
Activities:
picnic, trails, museum, guided tours, visitor center
Park Fees:
None, except that the park also offers a paid driving tour of the Wolf River Valley on the weekends. There is a fee for those 13 and older, and spaces are limited.
Background:
After his death, his wife, Gracie, sold the York Mill to the state of Tennessee for $10,000. The mill was transferred to the Tennessee Department of Conservation in October 1967 and initially placed under the control of Pickett State Park. Gracie York subsequently sold most of the York farm to the state for $180,000 (she rejected much higher offers from commercial interests), although she retained the rights to the house and a small plot of land until her death in 1984. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Alvin_C._York_State_Historic_Park
Date Established?: 1967
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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