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Our American Stories

The Secret History Inside of Cracker Barrel

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6817 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, with its classic “old country” theme, Cracker Barrel has been an American favorite for many decades. But many people don’t know that the decor you find on the walls and throughout the stores are all authentic pieces of American history.

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0:00.0

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0:04.5

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0:07.1

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0:11.1

I'm Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls on the Internet.

0:13.9

And this season, I'm digging into the tech stories we weren't told.

0:17.4

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0:27.3

And then boom, it's everywhere.

0:29.3

And that was that moment.

0:30.7

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0:44.7

Music or wherever you get your podcast. And we're back with our American stories.

0:48.3

Cracker Barrel has been an American favorite for many decades.

0:51.8

With its classic old country theme, there are currently over 660 stores

0:57.0

throughout the country, the first one having been born in Lebanon, Tennessee. But many people

1:04.1

don't know that the decor you find on the walls and all throughout the restaurant are unique and

1:09.6

authentic antique items that have been handpicked for each store.

1:13.7

Here to tell the story of how the idea of this restaurant came to be is Joe Stewart,

1:19.4

the decor manager of Cracker Barrow Old Country Store.

1:34.3

Dan Evans was the founder of Cracker Barrel Low Country Store. The spot that was determined where the Cracker Barrel was going to be built, him and some contractors actually used a stick and kind of drawed it out in the dirt.

1:43.3

Back in 1969.

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