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A Tennessee National Bank of Gallatin $20 bill from July 1920. JOSH CROSS

A Tennessee National Bank of Gallatin $20 bill from July 1920. JOSH CROSS

A rare original signature of Gen. Eleazer Paine, who became known for hanging suspected spies on the square during the Union Army’s occupation of Gallatin in the Civil War. JOSH CROSS

A rare original signature of Gen. Eleazer Paine, who became known for hanging suspected spies on the square during the Union Army’s occupation of Gallatin in the Civil War. JOSH CROSS

Lumpkins’ collection includes three rare photographs of John William “Bud” Rogan of Gallatin who was the tallest man in the world when he died in September 1905. JOSH CROSS

Lumpkins’ collection includes three rare photographs of John William “Bud” Rogan of Gallatin who was the tallest man in the world when he died in September 1905. JOSH CROSS

Gallatin resident and former educator Jerry Lumpkins has collected more than 200 historical items related to the city’s past during the last four decades. JOSH CROSS 

Gallatin resident and former educator Jerry Lumpkins has collected more than 200 historical items related to the city’s past during the last four decades. JOSH CROSS 

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