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At least five generation
of Newberrys have been making chairs in the same location
in rural Macon County, Tennessee since the early 1800s.
(There may have been Newberry's making chairs long before
that; however, very little of that historical information
exists today.) The tradition of making and repairing
crooked-back hand-made chairs dates back decades to
tobacco farmers supplementing
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income. Not that long ago in Macon County,
Tennessee, Dallas Newberry and his son Louie were getting five
dollars a chair. Pressured to find more lucrative work, Louie
moved to Nashville with his family. Fortunately, he returned
three years later, Today, Louie Newberry (fourth generation)
and his sons Mark and Terry (fifth generation) continue the
tradition of making quality handmade chairs that will last for
generations to come. In addition
to making chairs, all generations of Newberrys have also been
farmers. About the only time, the chair-making shop is closed
is when there's a crop that's got to be harvested!
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