Dayton, Tennessee: Scopes Monkey Trial
Historic courthouse building where attorneys Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan sparred in 1925 over the teaching of evolution in a high school science class.- Address:
- 1475 Market St., Dayton, TN
- Directions:
- Downtown. The museum and historical marker are on the west side of Hwy 30/Market St. between 2nd and 3rd Aves. The museum is in the basement of the old courthouse. The actual courtroom is upstairs, but it's sometimes in use and not always open to the public.
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Scopes Monkey Trial The courthouse that had the Scopes Monkey Trial, original condition courtroom, display in the courthouse basement. First national radio broadcast was of the trial. Lawyers Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were two of the greatest speakers that the court ever had. Bryan died shortly after the trial. Bryan College is nearby in Dayton.
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