When the whistle blew, everyone in Petros, Tennessee, knew it was lunchtime at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. To the outside world, it was the place that housed James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King ...

PETROS, Tenn. — Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Morgan County once held some of the worst criminals in Tennessee. The historic penitentiary is now a tourist attraction and several former inmates ...

PETROS, Tenn. — When the whistle blew, everyone in Petros, Tennessee, knew it was lunchtime at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. To the outside world, it was the place that housed James Earl Ray, ...

Fall is officially in the air, and with it comes the thrill of ghost stories, haunted history, and spine-tingling adventures. Tennessee’s haunted past isn’t just legend, though. It’s alive in historic ...

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee, was transformed into a local distillery called Brushy Mountain. Brushy Mountain uses spring water from nearby Frozen Head State Park The ...