HUNTing
IT’S TIME FOR
Scavenger Hunt
We have designed this scavenger hunt to send you on a journey throughout this wonderful county we call home. Maury County boasts some of the most unique and diverse history anywhere in the Nation. This is a very small sampling of what Maury County has to offer; so, please visit the sites and enjoy the stories behind each one.
We will be adding a new location each week from July 3rd, 2026 until the end of 2026.
Check out the video below for some clues!!
Rosemount Cemetery
35° 36' 12" N - 87° 1' 39" W
Yanahli Park
35° 36' 24" N - 86° 59' 57" W
As visitors explore Yanahli Park, they are not simply enjoying one of Maury County's newest parks - they are experiencing one of its oldest stories, where the history of Tennessee truly began.
Rosemount Cemetery was established in 1873 and has served Columbia's African American community for more than 165 years. Bordered by Rose Hill Cemetery, it is the final resting place of prominent citizens, including Dr. J.C. Halfacre, Will Evans, and members of the United States Colored Troops. It remains a vital landmark of Maury County's African American history.
Culleoka Education
Coming July 17th, 2026
Maury County Memorial Building
Coming July 24th, 2026
Education has long played a role in rural Culleoka, the earliest known school in the area was erected in 1820 and continues to this day even though the buildings have changed immensely through the centuries.
The Maury County Memorial Building has been a central meeting place for the community for a long time. Numerous meetings, gatherings, and balls are held there annually, but the Memorial Building did not start life with that as its purpose. This building began as the Columbia Post Office.
Polk Home
Coming July 31st, 2026
Site #6
Coming August 7th, 2026
The parents of the eleventh President of the United States occupied this property in 1816, at which time young Polk was 21. This was his home from his University of North Carolina college graduation in 1818 until his marriage to Sarah Childress in 1824.