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“THE BIGGEST EVENT
OF THE YEAR”
?Labour
Day Weekend, 31 August and 1 & 2 Sept., 2007
WHERE: At the Top of the World Farm
Located between Lawrenceburg (“Crossroads of
Dixie”) and Waynesboro, Tennessee, the
Confederacy’s geographic centre.
While
spaces last you can enjoy free camping at the Farm that
includes running water,
outhouses, showers, and firewood. Grounds open 31 August 2007
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Friday,
August 31, folks start arriving (free camping on site),
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Friday evening, informal music jam – country, Old Time, Blue grass, or
other – around campfires and in the main tent. Bring your
instruments & join in. Acoustic only.
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Saturday,
Sept. 1
agrarian demonstrations, wagon rides, skillet throwing
context, pig-kissing contest
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Saturday evening, all the trimmin’s barbecue dinner,
featuring pasture-fed pork and chicken raised right here on
the Top.
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Saturday
night the big ball (your Hoedown proper) with a War Between
the States period band, UNRECONSTRUCTED. Period dress not
required. Can’t dance? Don’t worry, the dance mistress will
teach you.
Ages 3 to 103
guaranteed a good time. All others take your chances
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Sunday
morning, Sept. 2, Our pastor will celebrate Holy Communion .
All baptised Christians are affectionately invited to the
Lord’s Table.
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Besides the Hoedown, the Top of the World Farm’s
neighbourhood boasts hundreds of sights within easy driving
range: Plantation Alley; Bishop Polk’s home church in Mount
Pleasant; the Battlefields of Franklin, Stones River, and
Shiloh; Pulaski, where the Confederacy’s boy spy, Sam Davis,
was hanged; the Natchez Trace Parkway, and on and on. (I’m
not even going to mention the
Museum of Snuff in Nashville, only two hours away, or the Coon
Dog Memorial Graveyard south of Tuscumbia).
SPECIAL: Are you a Christian man or woman fed up with
dating? Wondering if you will ever find a spouse who shares
your faith and culture? We don’t promise anything, but lots
of eligible young men and women attend the Hoedown. We know
at least one couple who met there a few years ago and now is
happily married. What can it hurt to take a look, and have a
good time in the process/
COST:
$10/individual; $50/family ; $7/plate for the BBQ supper
(includes drink and dessert)
Price includes admission to Friday night
Jam Session, all events on Saturday and the big dance.
Write or call for all the area
attractions in and around Lawrenceburg. Vendors welcome!
8999 Ella Gallaher Rd.
Westpoint, TN 38486
(888) 218-9226
Franklin@The-Moneychanger.com
Call for a map to the farm
1-888-218-9226
MOTELS FOR THE BODACIOUS HOEDOWNl
LAWRENCEBURG,
TENNESSEE
RICHLAND
INN
2125 N. Locust Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
(800) Richland (742-4526; (931) 762-0061
$63
About 30 minutes from
the Top of the World Farm.
Take US Highway 43
south to US Highway 64. Turn right (west) on US Hwy 64 and
drive until you see the Natchez Trace overpass (the only
overpass, about 20 minutes). Before you drive under
that about 400 yards Gravel Hill Road tees in from the left.
Turn left onto Gravel Hill Road about 1/4 mile past overpass.
Turn right at first right, Little Fish Trap Road, bear left at
first fork (trailer in the fork) onto Canaan Road, cross low
water bridge, bear left at second fork (sharply up a hill),
bear left at third fork, drive till you see lattice fence.
Best Western Villa
Inn
2126 N. Locust Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
(931) 762-4448, (800) WESTERN
$69
About 30 minutes from
the Top of the World Farm. See directions above at “Richland
Inn.”
REGENCY INN
2000 North Locust
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
(931) 762-4467
$60
About 30 minutes from
the Top of the World Farm. See directions above at “Richland
Inn.”
WAYNESBORO,
TENNESSEE
HURRICANE INN
550 Highway 64 East
Waynesboro, Tennessee
(931) 722-5579
$59
About 30 minutes from
Top of the World Farm. Take US Highway 64 east until you go
under the Natchez Trace overpass (the only overpass) and turn
right onto Gravel Hill Road about 1/4 mile past overpass.
Turn right at first right, Little Fish Trap Road, bear left at
first fork (trailer in the fork) onto Canaan Road, cross low
water bridge, bear left at second fork (sharply up a hill),
bear left at third fork, drive till you see lattice fence.
FLORENCE,
ALABAMA
Hampton Inn
Florence
2218 Florence Boulevard
Florence, Alabama
(256) 764-8888, (800) HAMPTON
$74
About 50 minutes from
Top of the World Farm by the Natchez Trace. Take Alabama Hwy
17 north, which becomes Tennessee Hwy 13, to the Natchez
Trace. Get on Natchez Trace and drive north (toward
Nashville) past Collinwood to about 1/2 mile past Mile Marker
364. Turn right on Glenrock Springs Road (signed as “Upper
Factory Creek Road” on the left side of the Trace) and go one
mile to the Gallaher Cemetery. Turn left onto Ella Gallaher
Road, drive 3+ miles until Suckstem Branch Road tees in from
the right. Turn right on Suckstem Branch Road & drive to stop
sign. Turn right onto Ella Gallaher Road, go sharply up the
hill. Bear left at first fork, drive until you see lattice
fence on both sides of the road. That’s the Top of the World
Farm.
Marriott Shoals
Hotel & Spa
800 Cox Creek Parkway
Florence, Alabama
(256) 246-3600, (866) 746-2560
$67
About 50 minutes from
Top of the World Farm by Natchez Trace. See directions under
“Hampton Inn Florence” above.
Jameson Inn Florence
115 Ana Dr, Florence, AL
(256) 764-5326, (800) 526-3766
$40
About 50 minutes from
Top of the World Farm by Natchez Trace. See directions under
“Hampton Inn Florence” above.
Super 8 Motel Florence
Hwy 72 & 43 East, Florence, AL
(256) 757-2167, (800) 800-8000
$39
About 50 minutes from
Top of the World Farm by Natchez Trace. See directions under
“Hampton Inn Florence” above.
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