{
    "name": "It's Tennessee open data catalog",
    "description": "Datasets on Tennessee (U.S. state) history, events and places, each row read from the operator, agency or organizer page and dated. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to itstennessee.com.",
    "homepage": "https://itstennessee.com/",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
    "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
    "llms_txt": "https://itstennessee.com/llms.txt",
    "methodology": "https://itstennessee.com/editorial-standards/",
    "datasets": [
        {
            "id": "tn-history-timeline",
            "name": "Tennessee History Timeline",
            "description": "60 dated events in Tennessee history, from the earliest people to today, each with the agency, archive or encyclopedia page it was read from.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/timeline/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-history-timeline.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-history-timeline.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Tennessee History Timeline. https://itstennessee.com/history/timeline/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
            "row_count": 60,
            "columns": [
                "date",
                "era",
                "event",
                "place",
                "county",
                "source_title",
                "source_url",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "date": "Date as the source writes it",
                "era": "Era of state history (our grouping)",
                "event": "One-sentence description",
                "place": "City, county or area",
                "county": "County where one applies",
                "source_title": "Title of the source page",
                "source_url": "Source page the row was read from",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-historic-sites",
            "name": "Historic Sites in Tennessee: Hours, Admission and What to See",
            "description": "66 historic sites a visitor can go to in Tennessee (National Park Service units, state historic sites, museums, battlefields, house museums) with town, county, region, hours, admission and the operator page each was read from.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/historic-sites/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-historic-sites.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-historic-sites.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Historic Sites in Tennessee: Hours, Admission and What to See. https://itstennessee.com/history/historic-sites/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
            "row_count": 66,
            "columns": [
                "name",
                "type",
                "operator",
                "city",
                "county",
                "region",
                "theme",
                "era",
                "what_to_see",
                "hours",
                "admission",
                "free",
                "open_season",
                "official_url",
                "source_url",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "name": "Site name as the operator uses it",
                "type": "NPS unit, State historic site, Museum, Battlefield, House museum, Historic village, Historic district, Fort, Archaeological site, Memorial or Other",
                "operator": "Who runs it",
                "city": "City or town",
                "county": "County",
                "region": "Our editorial region (not an official designation)",
                "theme": "Main history theme",
                "era": "Main era",
                "what_to_see": "One-sentence description",
                "hours": "Hours as the operator lists them, or See official site",
                "admission": "Admission as the operator lists it, or See official site",
                "free": "yes, no, partly or unknown",
                "open_season": "Season or days open where stated",
                "official_url": "Operator's own page",
                "source_url": "Page the row was read from",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-national-historic-landmarks",
            "name": "Tennessee National Historic Landmarks",
            "description": "32 National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee from the National Park Service list, with city, county, region and whether the public can visit.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/national-historic-landmarks/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-national-historic-landmarks.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-national-historic-landmarks.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Tennessee National Historic Landmarks. https://itstennessee.com/history/national-historic-landmarks/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
            "row_count": 32,
            "columns": [
                "name",
                "city",
                "county",
                "region",
                "designated",
                "open_to_public",
                "source_url",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "name": "Landmark name as the NPS lists it",
                "city": "City or vicinity",
                "county": "County",
                "region": "Our editorial region",
                "designated": "Designation date where the NPS source gives it",
                "open_to_public": "yes, no, partly or unknown (from the operator or NPS page)",
                "source_url": "NPS page the row was read from",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-historic-tours",
            "name": "Historic Tours and Trails in Tennessee",
            "description": "36 historic walking tours, ranger programs, heritage trails, National Historic Trails and heritage areas in Tennessee, with operator, price, schedule and length as each operator lists them.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/historic-tours/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-historic-tours.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-historic-tours.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Historic Tours and Trails in Tennessee. https://itstennessee.com/history/historic-tours/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
            "row_count": 36,
            "columns": [
                "name",
                "kind",
                "city_or_area",
                "region",
                "operator",
                "price",
                "schedule",
                "length",
                "what_you_see",
                "official_url",
                "source_url",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "name": "Tour or trail name",
                "kind": "Self-guided walking, Guided walking, Ranger-led, Driving trail, National Historic Trail, Heritage area, House tour, Ghost & history tour, Boat/train/trolley, Bike or Audio/app",
                "city_or_area": "Where it runs",
                "region": "Our editorial region where one applies",
                "operator": "Who runs it",
                "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See official site",
                "schedule": "When it runs, as listed",
                "length": "Distance or duration as listed",
                "what_you_see": "One-sentence description",
                "official_url": "Operator's own page",
                "source_url": "Page the row was read from",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-history-events",
            "name": "History Events in Tennessee: Reenactments, Living History and Tours",
            "description": "33 history events in Tennessee (battle reenactments, living-history days, heritage festivals, candlelight and holiday tours of historic homes, America 250 events) with dates as each organizer publishes them.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/events/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-history-events.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-history-events.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). History Events in Tennessee: Reenactments, Living History and Tours. https://itstennessee.com/history/events/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
            "row_count": 33,
            "columns": [
                "name",
                "kind",
                "city",
                "county",
                "region",
                "start",
                "end",
                "dates",
                "date_status",
                "price",
                "organizer",
                "organizer_url",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "name": "Event name as the organizer uses it",
                "kind": "Reenactment, Living history, Heritage festival, Candlelight or holiday tour, Tour of homes, Commemoration, America 250 or Other",
                "city": "City or town",
                "county": "County",
                "region": "Our editorial region",
                "start": "First date YYYY-MM-DD where the organizer has published it",
                "end": "Last date YYYY-MM-DD",
                "dates": "Dates as the organizer writes them",
                "date_status": "confirmed (organizer page shows the date) or usual-timing (organizer gives only a month or season)",
                "price": "Price as listed, Free, or See event site",
                "organizer": "Who runs it",
                "organizer_url": "Organizer's own page",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-events",
            "name": "Tennessee Events: Dates, Hours and Prices from Organizer Pages",
            "description": "Tennessee festivals, concerts, sports, food, arts, outdoors and holiday-light events, as printed on the eight region events pages, with dates, hours and prices as each organizer publishes them and the organizer page each row was read from.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/events/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-events.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-events.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Tennessee Events: Dates, Hours and Prices from Organizer Pages. https://itstennessee.com/events/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-23",
            "row_count": 279,
            "columns": [
                "event",
                "city",
                "county",
                "region",
                "start",
                "end",
                "hours",
                "price",
                "notes",
                "source_url",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "event": "Event name as the organizer uses it",
                "city": "City or town",
                "county": "County",
                "region": "Our editorial region (one of eight; not an official designation)",
                "start": "First date YYYY-MM-DD",
                "end": "Last date YYYY-MM-DD (same as start for a one-day event)",
                "hours": "Hours or show times as the organizer lists them, or a note that they are not published",
                "price": "Price as the organizer lists it; blank where the organizer page does not publish one",
                "notes": "Visitor notes as the organizer lists them (ages, bags, strollers, dogs, parking)",
                "source_url": "Organizer page the row was read from",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-closed-renamed-moved",
            "name": "Closed, Renamed and Moved Places in Tennessee",
            "description": "9 Tennessee places and venues that were renamed, moved or are closing, with date, what happened, the source page and how confident we are.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/closed-renamed-moved/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-closed-renamed-moved.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-closed-renamed-moved.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Closed, Renamed and Moved Places in Tennessee. https://itstennessee.com/closed-renamed-moved/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-25",
            "row_count": 9,
            "columns": [
                "place",
                "category",
                "status",
                "old_name",
                "new_name",
                "when",
                "town",
                "region",
                "what_happened",
                "there_now",
                "source_name",
                "source_url",
                "second_source_url",
                "confidence",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "place": "Place name as the operator uses it now",
                "category": "Type of place",
                "status": "RENAMED, MOVED or CLOSING",
                "old_name": "Previous name where it was renamed",
                "new_name": "Current name",
                "when": "Date as the source gives it",
                "town": "City or town",
                "region": "Our editorial region (not an official designation)",
                "what_happened": "One-sentence description",
                "there_now": "What is there now",
                "source_name": "Title of the source page",
                "source_url": "Source page the row was read from",
                "second_source_url": "Second source page where one was read",
                "confidence": "What the checked sources do and do not confirm",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "tn-places-directory",
            "name": "Tennessee Places Directory: State Parks and Attractions",
            "description": "93 Tennessee state parks, natural areas and attractions with town, region, official page and whether the page confirmed the name and town.",
            "page": "https://itstennessee.com/places/",
            "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-places-directory.csv",
            "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-places-directory.json",
            "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
            "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
            "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Tennessee Places Directory: State Parks and Attractions. https://itstennessee.com/places/",
            "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
            "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
            "last_checked": "2026-10-25",
            "row_count": 93,
            "columns": [
                "name",
                "category",
                "town",
                "region",
                "official_url",
                "name_confirmed_on_official_page",
                "town_confirmed_on_page",
                "how_read",
                "page_title",
                "checked"
            ],
            "column_notes": {
                "name": "Place name as the official page uses it",
                "category": "State parks and natural areas, or Attractions",
                "town": "City or town",
                "region": "Our editorial region (not an official designation)",
                "official_url": "The place's own official page",
                "name_confirmed_on_official_page": "yes if the name appears in the page text we read",
                "town_confirmed_on_page": "yes if the town appears in the page text we read; no means not confirmed",
                "how_read": "How the page was read",
                "page_title": "Title of the official page",
                "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
            }
        }
    ]
}