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In 1956 Senator Albert Gore, Sr. authored legislation creating the Interstate Highway System, the largest public works project ever undertaken in the United States. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the legislation on June 29, 1956. All interstates leading into Tennessee are marked as "Albert Gore, Sr. Memorial Highway," and Gore's hometown of Carthage is located 10 miles from here.
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