The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 39, September 11, 2005, Article 20

SAM HOUSTON "COIN" ACTUALLY A MEDAL?

Dick Johnson writes: "An article in the Daily Times of Maryville,
Tennessee calling a new Sam Houston Schoolhouse item a "coin"
sounds like it could be a medal. Any reader know of this?"
The following are excerpts from the article:

"... the 10th annual Country Fair will be held at this historic site,
the location of the oldest standing one-room schoolhouse in the
nation. The schoolhouse was built in 1794, before Tennessee
became a state and is on the National Register of Historic Sites."

"There will be demonstrations on making kraut, hoe-cakes and
churning butter, as guests will step back in time when life was
peaceful and simple. Many things will be as they were in 1812,
when Sam Houston taught school here as an 18-year-old young
man."

"A new item this year is the Sam Houston coin, which will be sold
for $6 each. The coin features a portrait of Houston on one side
and the schoolhouse on the other."

To read the full article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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