Quick Info
Address and Phone:
1300 Cordell Hull Memorial Dr.
Byrdstown, TN 38549
Email: norma.kerbaugh@tn.gov
Phone: (931) 864-3247
Hours Open to the Public:
April-October, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, including weekends.-------November-March, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, including weekends.------The park is located in the central time zone.
Dates Closed:
Open year-round
Payment Types Accepted:
Free Admission
Cordell Hull State Park
City: Byrdstown, TN
Region: Middle Tennessee
Subregion: Upper Cumberland
The Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum honors the life and career of former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, born here in 1871. Hull received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as “Father of the United Nations” and was the longest serving U.S. Secretary of State, 1933 - 1944. The site includes a representation of Hull's log cabin birthplace, period gardens, and the Cordell Hull Museum and Archives, including the Cordell Hull Collection of more than 1,500 books, hundreds of original documents and objects and the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Hull for his role in the founding of the United Nations.
The 58-acre site is located on the Highland Rim, near Byrdstown, near the Kentucky border. The famous Sgt. Alvin York helped organize the first friends groups at Cordell Hull.
The Bunkham Cave, also on the site, served as a shelter for Indians. William Hull, Cordell’s father, used it to make moonshine. A CD of songs about the area is available at the welcome center. The beautiful Bunkum Cave Loop Trail that leads to an overlook and the actual entrance to historic Bunkum Cave.
Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum is located a few miles west of Byrdstown. It is 1.5 miles off Hwy. 111 on State Route 325.
Get turn-by-turn direction using the interactive map above.
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