Small Town America: Dunlap, TN

Lewie and Beckie begin the journey of revitalizing her small hometown with the purchase of one historic building, the Dunlap Mercantile.

Cody, John, and Norman venture up Cagle mountain in search of Jesse James’ hidden treasure.

Cody and John go golfing while Heath tackles a flooding problem at the Mercantile.

Meet the crew at the Dunlap Mercantile who’ve all had a checkered past. Well, almost all.

Traditions are essential to a small town’s culture. Norman shares a family tradition of making homemade wine.

The Mercantile holds a lot of “firsts” for our small town including Dunlap’s first TV, car, and telephone.

Like a lot of small towns in America, coal mining fueled Dunlap’s economy. Carson Camp reveals Dunlap's coal mining history at the coke ovens museum in town.

There’s been a lot of struggles, but by grace, through faith, love, and persistence, the Dunlap Mercantile finally holds its grand opening for the community.

Check out America’s fanciest chicken coop and find out why Cody’s no longer welcome in the frozen food section.

You haven't celebrated Christmas ‘till you've done it in a small town. But wait till you see what happens the day after.

Heath finishes the final touches to open the Mercantile for its first TN Songwriters event.