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kix96_logoMinnie Pearl and Grinders SwitchThe Grinders Switch Center is located in the Chamber of Commerce on the historic Centerville Square. It features regular entertainment in the "Minnie Pearl" tradition, a radio show , a museum, and a welcome center for the Hickman County area.  (Click for slide show.)
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map to Grinders Switch CenterGrinders Switch Center is located in the Chamber of Commerce office at 405 W. Public Square, Centerville, TN 37033 at the junctions of US Highway 50, TN Highway 48, and TN Highway 100 in historic downtown Centerville,Tennessee. For Directions, see below:
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Minnie PearlHow-deee!

Did you know Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon?

  • As a performer, she portrayed Minnie Pearl at the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years
  • As a leading citizen of Nashville, she was named Nashville’s “Woman of the Year” in 1965
  • As a member of the Grand Ole Opry, she was the first comedian to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1975
  • President Bush awarded her with the National Medal of Arts in 1992
  • As a comedian, she was the first woman inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame in 1994.

 
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