Johnny Horton was killed by a drunk driver on the highway near Milano in 1960 and Jim Reeves, killed in a plane crash in 1964, is buried and memorialized on US 79 in his hometown of Carthage.
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Once U.S. 79 comes into Stewart County, it passes to the south of the Land Between the Lakes recreation area and crosses the Cumberland River.
U.S. Route 66 | U.S. Route 1 | U.S. Route 6 | U.S. Route 101 | Route 66 | U.S. Route 30 | New Jersey Route 4 | European route E65 | U.S. Route 40 | California State Route 1 | U.S. Route 1 in Maine | Pennsylvania Route 309 | European route E18 | U.S. Route 23 | European route E4 | U.S. Route 9 in New York | U.S. Route 11 | Pennsylvania Route 82 | European route E70 | U.S. Route 90 | U.S. Route 75 | U.S. Route 61 | U.S. Route 60 | Pennsylvania Route 73 | New York State Route 32 | European route E55 | U.S. Route 80 | U.S. Route 71 | U.S. Route 51 | U.S. Route 22 |