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Paris, Tn
The downtown district includes the town square, and City Hall, surrounded by an old-fashioned Main Street shopping district. Paris is also home to a 60-foot high scale model of the Eiffel Tower located in Memorial Park.
Kentucky Lake
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The largest body of water between the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes is right in our backyard. Kentucky Lake is the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River. Over 250 square miles of water with over 2,000 miles of shoreline is waiting to be discovered. The lake is 184 miles long and about 1.5 to 2 miles wide providing plenty of playground space for boaters, water-players, and fishermen alike. The lake is known for outstanding crappie and bass fishing with several major tournaments held each year. In addition, panfish such as bluegill and shellcrackers are plentiful as well as catfish, sauger and white bass.
Numerous resorts and marinas are located
here in Henry County offering boat
rentals, bait/tackle, waverunners,
covered slips, and much more.
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Eiffel Tower in Paris, TN
 The
60-foot Eiffel Tower that now stands in
Paris, Tennessee, had its origin at
Christian Brothers University in Memphis.
Designed to scale, it was created by Dr. Tom
Morrison, professor emeritus of civil
engineering; Jim Jacobs, assistant professor
of mechanical engineering; and Roland
Raffanti, engineering lab technician. Its
500 pieces of Douglas fir and 6,000 steel
rods were assembled in CBU's Buckman
Quadrangle through more than 10,000 hours
donated by students, faculty, alumni, and
friends of the University. In April of 1991 the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce sponsored "Paris U.S.A.," inviting the mayors of the 14 other U.S. cities named for the home of the original Eiffel Tower, to Tennessee to draw national attention to these communities as places of special charm and personality. During the two-day visit representatives of 5 of these U.S. cities and of Paris, France, toured the area and enjoyed its hospitality. Recalling the Paris U.S.A. promotion, Brother Patrick O'Brien of Christian Brothers University contacted the Paris Henry County Chamber of Commerce in the fall of 1991 to inquire about the City of Paris's possible interest in having the Eiffel Tower replica donated to it. With the encouragement of Mayor Richard L. Dunlap III and the City Commission, Virgil Wall (Chamber Executive Director), George Moore (City Manager), and Harold Plumley met with CBU officials in Memphis, and the City Commission subsequently voted to accept the donation. In February of 1992, the Tower, having been dismantled by the University, was loaded on a flatbed truck and brought to Paris by employees of the City's Public Works Department. While the City Commission deliberated on a proper location for the Tower, its many parts were given two coats of paint and readied for rebirth in a new home.  Once the decision was made to locate the
Tower in the City's Memorial Park off
Volunteer Drive, employees of the Public
Works Department set about assembling its
parts and constructing a circular brick wall
to surround its base. With the Tower in
place, it was dedicated on January 29, 1993,
in the presence of City of Paris officials,
representatives of Christian Brothers
University, and other local citizens. It was
a happy occasion for publicly recognizing
the University's gesture of generosity and
goodwill and for officially acknowledging
the City's appreciation of it. Set in the
brick wall is a plaque noting:
TOWER DONATED BY Through the efforts of John Hammett and U.S. Congressman John Tanner, a U.S. flag that has flown over the nation's capitol flies atop the Tower. Spotlights illuminate the structure at night, adding to its beauty. |
Paris-Henry County Heritage Center
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Established in 1989, the Paris-Henry
County Heritage Center is housed in
Cavitt Place, the most prestigious
mansion in Paris when it was built in
1916. Cavitt Place retains its original
painted-glass windows, marble staircase
and floors, ceiling and wall murals, and
mahogany woodwork. This Italian
Renaissance two-story home was called by
one state historical expert "the jewel
in the crown of Paris," and is situated
in the historic North Poplar Historic
District. 
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