Buford Pusser Memorial Park - Adamsville, TN

"In Memory of a Man Who Walked Tall"

This city park is a couple of blocks away from his home and museum

This plaque at the park gives a short biography of his life as well as a relief portrait.

Walking Tall in Adamsville Water Tower

Sheriff Buford Pusser, made famous by the movie Walking Tall was sheriff here in McNairy County in the 1960's. His home was here in Adamsville, about half a mile from the water tower he has been immortalized on. His home is now open as a museum.

Walking Tall in Adamsville Water Tower

Sheriff Buford Pusser, made famous by the movie Walking Tall was sheriff here in McNairy County in the 1960's. His home was here in Adamsville, about half a mile from the water tower he has been immortalized on. His home is now open as a museum.

The Home of Buford Pusser - Adamsville, TN

Buford Pusser is the small town sheriff who became legendary because of the film "Walking Tall." Pusser returned to McNairy County to find things weren't like they used to be, then successfully ran for Sheriff to clean up the corruption. After a couple of terms as sheriff, he became the Adamsville constable. Then in 1974, he died in a one car crash. His home has since been turned into a museum and there's a second museum inside the bottom floor of the McNairy County Courthouse in Selmer.

Today, the home he lived in is preserved as a museum.
www.bufordpussermuseum.com/

Dixie Cafe neon sign - Selmer, TN

With a menu of Catfish, Chicken, Steaks and Seafood, the Dixie cafe was one of the most popular places to eat in Selmer for 50 years. The Cafe was located along the main road through town, which was also US45/64. The Cafe went out of business in 1997, and a few years later the building was razed while the old neon sign out front was in ruin. In 2006, the McNairy County Historical Society worked to preserve their historical landmark. All of the neon tubing was gone, but it has received a fresh coat of paint and the base is fenced off.

Pat's Cafe - Home of the Slugburgers

A slugburger is not what you're thinking, fortunately. The quick explanation is the ground beef has inexpensive filler added to it.

Slugburgers are a regional delicacy found in and around the Corinth, MS area. Pat's Cafe seen here is north one county in Selmer, TN (and is about as far north you'll find one.) Mixed in the ground beef is some form of extender and depending where you get it, it could be soybean, corn meal, potato flakes or flour (but no gastropod mollusks). Then the burger is deep fat fried instead of grilled.

The best I can tell, these were created out of necessity in the early to mid 20th century, perhaps because of a struggling local economy. A slug used to be common slang for a nickel, and slugburgers cost five cents. In Corinth, there's even a yearly Slugburger Festival and it is this weekend. www.slugburgerfestival.com/ I suppose it's a source of civic pride, although they're celebrating something which by definition is a lesser quality product. Still, I want to try one.