THE FESTIVAL IS SET MAY 25-27 2023!
THE FESTIVAL WILL BE MAY 25-27, 2023!!! We have a big carnival! Clayton Q will be our headliner on 5/27. BUS TOUR ON FRIDAY, 5/26
EASTER HOURS
THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY & SATURDAY APRIL 7 & 8, 2023 FOR EASTER
Thanksgiving
The museum will be closed on Thursday & Friday, November 24 & 25, 2022 for Thanksgiving. We will be open on Saturday, November 26, 2022 from 10-4 (last tour will be at 3:00) Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Buford Pusser Home & Museum
Photos displayed here are by Julia Stevens, taken of the memorabilia of Buford Pusser.
Are There Ghosts?
The Ohio Spirit Searchers: Summary of Investigation On Friday, March 19, 2010, an investigation was done at the home and museum of Buford Pusser, located at 342 Pusser St., Adamsville, TN. The findings were as follows. INFRARED TEMPERATURE GUAGE: The rooms downstairs had an average temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit, except the private bedroom of Buford Pusser. The temperature in that room
New York Times Obituary For Buford Pusser
The New York Times, Thursday, August 22, 1974 Buford Pusser, Sheriff Depicted In ‘Walking Tall’ Film, Is Dead Buford whose exploits as a crusading sheriff in McNairy County, Tennessee, were related in the hit movie “Walking Tall,” was killed in a traffic accident early yesterday, only hours after he had agreed to star in a sequel to the movie that made him
How Have The People In McNairy County Treated You…
Question for Buford Pusser in the Commercial Appeal, Memphis – July 1972 “How have the people in McNairy County, Tennessee treated you since you’ve become so famous?” – P. Kent, Seattle, Washington My close friends treat me no differently than they ever did, and I’d say about 80% of the people in McNairy County are proud of me, or at least they
1968 – 3rd Term Re-Election Statement
"To All the People of McNairy County” I am again asking for your support and vote in my candidacy for another term as your Sheriff. If re-elected, I can only promise to continue to do the best job possible and to make you the best Sheriff that it is in my power to do, and I feel that I can now do
Blood And Thunder
Twenty-five years after his death, the legend of Buford Pusser lives on By Chris Davis, Weekly Wire JULY 5, 1999: Just a little over a hundred miles east of Memphis, on U.S. Highway 45, two ruined buildings straddle the Tennessee/Mississippi state line like a toothless old hooker, leering at passersby and enticing them to stop and poke around. The windows are blown
Buford Pusser, The Tragedies
On August 12th, 1967, Buford received a call at 4:30 a.m. about a disturbance at the State Line. His wife Pauline insisted on accompanying him that morning, but when they reached the New Hope Road, a black car pulled out behind them at the New Hope Church. Suddenly, the car was beside them and a hail of bullets smashed into
Buford Pusser, The Law Career
Buford Pusser…..Law Career Buford had moved to Chicago late in the summer of 1957, but he began to feel a ‘tug at his heart’ to return to the slower pace of life of McNairy County. So in 1961, Buford packed up his family, which had grown to include a new baby girl, Dwana, and move back to Adamsville. His father Carl had
Buford Pusser, The Man
He wrestled and defeated a live grizzly bear. He led a violent but successful campaign against moonshiners, gamblers, prostitutes and organized crime figures. His unusual methods of law enforcement earned him notoriety. He became a local legend for his heroics and at the same time gained him, dangerous enemies. This was the man – BUFORD PUSSER – the man who became the