What to See
Sam Davis Home and Museum
Sam Davis was a young Confederate Civil War soldier who, while acting as a courier, was tried and executed at the age of 21 for refusing to reveal the source of important information he was carrying.
The Sam Davis Home, which was built along the banks of Stewarts Creek in 1820, rests on 168 acres of farmland. The two-story home is typical of a Southern, upper middle-class family of those times.
A tour includes a documentary video about the life of Sam Davis and a tour through the nine-room main house, original kitchen, smokehouse, overseer's office and privy. Authentic Middle Tennessee slave dwellings can be seen on the site.
Hours:
June - Aug: Mon- Sat, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sept - May: Mon - Sat, 10 a.m. -4 p.m.; Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Last tour begins one hour before closing.
Admission:
$8.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $3 for children 6-12
Location:
Sam Davis Home and Museum, 1399 Sam Davis Rd, Smyrna, TN 37167
Directions:
Take Highway 41-70 (Murfreesboro Rd) to Smyrna. Go approximately 10 miles; turn right on Highway 102 East (Nissan Drive). Go 2 to 3 miles to Sam Davis Rd, turn left; The Sam Davis Home and Museum is mile on the right.
For more information please call (615) 459-2341
