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Tennessee Agricultural MuseumThey were the technological marvels of their day: the 1895 Jumbo steam engine, cranking out all of 12 horsepower, and the McCormick reaper, patented in 1834, which helped mechanized the back-breaking work of harvesting grain. Such tools of Tennessee's pioneer past are all but gone — but not forgotten. You can still see these revolutionary farm tools and more at the Tennessee Agricultural Museum in Nashville. Housed in a former horse barn, the museum boasts an extensive collection of home and farm artifacts from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including wagons, textiles, a woodworking collection and buggies, along with the steam engine and reaper. Log cabins, a small farm house, gardens and a natural trail also dot the property, once part of the Brentwood Hall estate of financier Rogers Caldwell. Visitors can walk the Forest Discovery Trail, pausing at 12 stops along the way to learn about pioneer living. The self-guided museum tour is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Reservations are required for large groups, and there is a small fee for demonstrations and educational programs. The museum is accessible to disabled persons, and parking is available on site. The museum also hosts a number of special events and activities to introduce visitors to the old-time way of life. The annual Music and Molasses Arts and Crafts Festival in October draws thousands with attractions such as live Bluegrass music, storytellers, cloggers and buggy rides. For information on the museum's special events, click here.
- by Leah M. Caudle , Nashville Reporter for HelloMetro (Click to leave a message)  Leah M. Caudle Leah Caudle is a professional storyteller with experience in covering local, community and feature stories. While at newspapers such as The Tennessean in Nashville and The Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky., Caudle also has experience in shooting and editing videos and photos to accompany stories. The Western Kentucky University graduate received degrees in print journalism and Spanish in 2007 and also has expertise in the areas of public relations, copy editing and proofreading.
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An age-old saying tells us you can learn a lot about a person through their kitchen. The museum has a display of a typical early-day kitchen, revealing the practical nature of the Tennessee families.
The museum houses several wagons, the means of transportation during colonial times.
Take a look inside an authentic-looking shop from the early days. The tools located at the museum are some of the same ones that were used in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Inside the museum, the lives of the early farm families of Tennessee unfold. Visitors are revealed to how the families worked when viewing the farm tools and equipment used in the early days.
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