Title	Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton
Description	Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee
Historical note	This is the courthouse where the famous "Scopes Trial" was held in 1925. The trial was also known as the "Monkey Trial." John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, had been charged with illegally teaching the theory of evolution. The courtroom in which; the trial took place was the largest trial courtroom in Tennessee, with seats for more than 500 persons.
Date	undated
Place	Rhea County (Tenn.)
Collection name	Tennessee Department of Conservation Photograph Collection, 1937-1976
Series	Historic Sites
Collection finding aid	http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/tennessee-department-conservation-photograph-collection-1937-1976
Accession number	RG 82
Education Tags	US.38 Scopes Trial The 1920s The 1920s and the Great Depression
Subjects - LCSH	Dayton (Tenn.) Rhea County (Tenn.) Courthouses - Tennessee
Subjects - TGM	Courthouses Clock towers
Owning Instituion	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	19582
Negative number	CV17120
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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