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Rugby Tennessee


Hot and humid weather encourage the growth of lichens.

Hughes Free Library, Rugby

Hughes Free Public Library

The library, just as Hughes left it.

Reading lamp in the library.

Animal magnetism?

The library is stocked with some very interesting titles. Phrenology, magic, mental science, etc.

Lots of philosophy, too.

Ever see a book cover this bright?

Portrait of Thomas Hughes in library. Yes, it is hanging crooked.

Official records of the Civil War

And religion.

Travel

More travel

The books on gardening and commerce were for the British rich kids who came to settle in Rugby.

This is a library chair..

..and ladder for the bookshelves!

Ingenious!

Ceiling vent in library

Self-closing door hinges.

The key to the library.

Pictures from the early days. Hughes daughter became a photographer and took many early photos.

More early photos

Later photos when cars appeared locally

Bell tower on the schoolhouse

Karen, Don Fusarini and our guide

Karen, Don Fusarini and our guide at the visitor center

Details on another privately-owned house

Hughes mother's grave. She came to the US to help.

Old rusted marker