The Rhea County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in the center of Dayton, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee. Built in 1891, it is famous as the scene of the Scopes Trial of July 1925, in which teacher John T. Scopes faced charges for including Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in his public school lesson. The trial became a clash of titans between the lawyers William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense, and epitomizes the tension between fundamentalism and modernism in a wide range of aspects of American society. The courthouse, now also housing a museum devoted to the trial, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.Rhea County Courthouse is just one of the many highlights you can arrange to see using our , custom trip planner Edition.
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We toured the courthouse to see the Scopes Trial Museum. It brings out many details of the event. The courtroom was quite large. Apparently it was very packed during the trial. Information about the.... more
We toured the courthouse to see the Scopes Trial Museum. It brings out many details of the event. The courtroom was quite large. Apparently it was very packed during the trial. Information about the.... more »
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We were really impressed by the Scopes Trial Museum in the basement. Very well layed out, easy to navigate and informative. However, walking into the actual court room on the 2nd floor was awesome...
We were really impressed by the Scopes Trial Museum in the basement. Very well layed out, easy to navigate and informative. However, walking into the actual court room on the 2nd floor was awesome... more »
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Well preserved building, Great architecture and history that most people don't know about...
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We enjoyed rural Tennessee for a Christmas family vacation. We stayed at a beautiful home that we found on vrbo. We were near Dayton and just north of Chattanooga. Dayton is a pretty little town with all of the amenities that we needed. We visited Copper Hill and the Ocoee River. We took a holiday train ride in Chattanooga and visited Lookout Mountain at night. We had a very nice time there and will return. Loved the area between Cleveland and Dayton. Nice people.
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