Scopes Trial Fun Facts
Evolution law mothballed: Although no other teacher was ever prosecuted for teaching evolution in Tennessee, the Butler Act would stay on the books for 42 years, only being repealed in 1967.
Fiction rather than history: Inherit the Wind is a parable that fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means to discuss McCarthyism and censorship in 1950s America.Very little of the play or film is historically accurate. For a historically accurate rendition of the trial, come watch Destiny in Dayton, a stage play performed in the original Scopes Trial courtroom. For more information, visit Scopes100.com.
Rex and the Ramblers take the courthouse stage Friday nightRex and the Ramblers will kick off Nokian Tyres Summer Nights eighth-annual concert series on June 5. The East Tennessee trio consists o...
Nokian Tyres Summer Nights kick off June 5June 5—Rex and the Ramblers June 12—Ed Beavers June 19—Michael Seabolt Band June 26—Wilson and Cross The Rhea Heritage Preservation Foun...
THIS MONTH IN SCOPES TRIAL HISTORYJune 1925 Dayton Progressive Club member Walter Nixon reopens Hotel Dayton in anticipation of the crowds that he hopes will visit Dayton...
‘You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me’: Music of the Scopes... “You Can’t Make a Monkey Out of Me” is the title of one song written about the Scopes Trial, making fun of that serious legal case in 19...
Rex and the Ramblers kick off concert seriesRead More
Jun 05, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
Eddie Beavers takes the stage June 12Read More
Jun 12, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
Michael Seabolt Band rocks the courthouse June 19Read More
Jun 19, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
Wilson and Cross closes out summer concert series June 26Read More
Jun 26, 2026
6:30 PM EDT
1475 Market Street
Dayton, TN 37321
