Paris, Tenn.–Henry County History Show and Tell Night will take place at the Paris-Henry County Heritage Center, 614 N. Poplar St., on Thursday, May 5th, beginning at 6 p.m.
Members and visitors of the Henry County Historical Society are invited to bring artifacts, photographs, documents, etc., and share the stories behind them.
One of the highlighted artifacts will be an original 1941 Camp Tyson blueprint and a 1943 map. Camp Tyson was located in Routon and was the only WWII barrage balloon training facility in the United States.
Photo: Soldiers look tiny compared to the barrage balloons being maneuvered at Camp Tyson. You can see the barracks in the background. (Photo from Shannon McFarlin collection).