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Fran Gardner's avatar

What can I say? You are very brave.

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Jan's avatar

Great article, Fran. Boring is a very small and indeed boring (read: peaceful) community near us, on the way to Kingsport. No one hardly ever refers to it anymore, but there was a fairly affluent family by the name of Boring who settled and farmed there beginning in the 1850s. There was also a dedicated post office and a church named Boring Chapel.

My centuries-old homeplace is located in Piney Flats, which has an interesting history as well. Here's a link that tells a little about the area. My family has lived and farmed in the area for 160 years. https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/TennesseeFamilies&Places/Piney%20Flats.html

Thank you for bringing attention to our little map dot!

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