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The Tennessee State Sportsmen's Association hosted America's first public bird dog field trial near Memphis in 1874. Field trials began at Grand Junction in 1881, and various clubs hosted annual trials there. Grand Junction hosted its first National Field Trial Championship in 1900, and nearby Ames Plantation soon became its permanent site. The National Bird Dog Museum, featuring pointing, flushing, and retrieving breeds, opened there in 1991.
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Grand Junction, Tennessee · United States
