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Yesterday in Dayton

Reminiscing Days Gone By In Dayton, Graysville and Spring City Tn.

Rhea County, Tennessee's Historical Past

Welcome to Yesterday in Dayton's home on the web. A place to come and reminisce about days gone by in the place we call home. Rhea County rich in history is comprised of three municipalities Dayton, Graysville and Spring City Tennessee.

We have a rich history within out county and this site will touch on past historical events of Rhea County Tennessee and the municipalities that are with the county. We will also share remembrances of those beloved citizens from here that have gone on before us.

I hope you enjoy the site and all its history posted here. If you have photos or information that you'd like to see preserved and shared then please call on me. All photos and documents are always credited to the person/family who provides them.

Taylor Hills

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Debra Crowe McArthur Dayton Tennessee

In Memory of Debra Crowe McArthur

Today, I want to remember and honor a beautiful young woman named Debra Crowe McArthur. Debra was a new bride and the mother of a baby daughter, Tenika Mason. Tragically, on April 19, 1976, Debra lost her life in a car accident while she was on her way to school. She was only seventeen years...

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Bill Morgan Dayton Tennessee Civil War Vet

Three Wars in One Photograph

William “Uncle Bill” Morgan demonstrates a muzzleloader to Glade Dyer at left, Claude Keith standing, and Bill Kaylor at right in the 1948 photograph.( Dean Wilson Collection) Looking Back at Uncle Bill Morgan and Three Generations of Veterans When I look at this 1948 photograph today, I see much more than four men gathered around...

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Brenda Joan Seal 1967 Tennessee Strawberry Festival Queen

Brenda Joan Seal — 1967 Tennessee Strawberry Festival Queen

(Brenda Joan Seal on the Dayton Tennessee Chamber of Commerce parade float for the year 1968. Photo By Bob Ivory) From Tennessee Strawberry Festival Queen to Miss Tennessee and the Miss America Stage Brenda Joan Seal, later known as Brenda Seal Kemp, was crowned Queen of the Tennessee Strawberry Festival in 1967, beginning a remarkable...

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