Fiddlers Grove Historic Village in Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bay's Southern Bread Company
Mrs. Bertha Nixon of Smith County enjoyed baking a recipe of "sour dough bread" on her wood cook stove. She passed her favorite recipes, including her "sour dough bread recipe down to her Granddaughter, Peggy Bay. Peggy and her husband Charles began a bread baking business in their home, but very quickly outgrew their kitchen. They relocated to larger facilities and it soon became a huge family business, including all in the family. Today, Bay's Sour Dough Bread is sold and served in all of the Cracker Barrel Restaurants across the United States. The Bay's Southern Bread Company museum contains a wood cook stove and many baking items and artifacts.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bay and family donated to Fiddlers Grove in 1999. (Marker Number 26.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 36° 11.88′ N, 86° 16.182′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is in Fiddlers Grove Historic Village. Marker can be reached from East Baddour Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wheeler School (a few steps from this marker); Popcorn Stand (a few steps from this marker); Remember when... (a few steps from this marker); Popcorn Stand Lebanon Public Square (a few steps from this marker); Hagar-George Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Seat's Studio (a few steps from this marker); Horse Drawn Hearse (within shouting distance of this marker); World War Two Second Army Maneuvers Museum Director Headquarters, Cumberland University (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.
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