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17 sie 2009 · Visit the historic site of Sgt. Alvin C. York, the most decorated soldier in WWI, and his home in Pall Mall, Tennessee. Learn about his life, legacy, and the park's activities, tours, and videos.
Sergeant Alvin C. York State Historic Park is located nine miles north of Jamestown in Pall Mall, Tennessee and pays tribute to one of the most decorated soldiers of World War I. The park includes a visitor center modeled after York’s general store, his two-story house, a gristmill, the York Bible School, and various picnic facilities.
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park is a state park in Pall Mall, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Situated along the Wolf River, the park contains the farm and gristmill once owned by decorated World War I soldier Alvin C. York (1887–1964), who lived in the Pall Mall area for his entire life.
17 kwi 2014 · What most people know about Sgt. Alvin C. York comes from the Academy Award winning movie SERGEANT YORK. Near the end of the film Joan Leslie, who played Gracie Williams York, leads Gary Cooper down a lane and shows him a new house that she says is his-gift to him by the State of Tennessee.
U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin C. York after his return to his Tennessee home. His mother is pouring water into the basin and his younger sister is standing on the cabin's back porch. York turned down many lucrative offers, including one worth $30,000 (equivalent to $527,000 in 2023) to appear in vaudeville, to return to the life he had known before ...
Planning to Visit Sgt. York's Home? It is located in the Wolf River Valley of Pall Mall, Tennessee. See below for our tour map or download a brochure. Map; Brochure; Newsletter
Professional park guides offer daily tours of the York home. Tours begin at 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:30 PM CT. The approximately 1-hour tour focuses on the York home, where York, the World War 1 hero, and his wife, Gracie, raised their children after the conclusion of World War 1.
