Phillip Gentry, president of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum, explains the historical significance of some of the photos in a display case at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum in Wartrace, Tenn., on Thursday. The photographs trace the history of the Tennessee Walking Horse’s prominence from the early twentieth century to the present.IF YOU GO* What: Tennessee Walking Horse Museum* Where: 27 Main St., Wartrace, Tenn.* Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday* Admission: Free
WARTRACE, Tenn. – Tiny Wartrace long has been known as the cradle of the Tennessee walking horse industry.
Now it also is the new home of the Tennessee Walking Horse Museum, an addition to the town that was home to Strolling Jim, the first champion Tennessee walking horse.
Tucked into one of downtown Wartrace’s historic storefronts, the museum is larger than City Hall next door. But then, City Hall doesn’t have to be too big in a town with a population of about 900.
Philip Gentry, president of the Wartrace Chamber of Commerce and the museum’s director, said the move marks the museum’s renewal.