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The Highway 127 Corridor Sale, also known as the 127 Yard Sale, is a huge outdoor sale of second-hand items. It happens every year for four days, starting on the first Thursday in August. This amazing event stretches along U.S. Route 127 (US 127) and is often called "The World's Longest Yard Sale." Imagine a yard sale that goes on for hundreds of miles!

The Story Behind the World's Longest Yard Sale

How the 127 Yard Sale Started

The idea for this giant sale came from Mike Walker, who was a county leader in Fentress County, Tennessee. He started the sale in 1987. When it first began, the sale route followed US 127 from Covington, Kentucky, all the way to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

How the Sale Grew Longer

A few years after it started, the Lookout Mountain Parkway was added to the route. This made the sale even longer, stretching from Chattanooga through parts of northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama to Gadsden.

In 2006, the sale grew even more! It was extended northward from Covington, Kentucky, through Ohio all the way to the Michigan border. By 2010, it reached Hudson, Michigan. In 2012, the sale got even longer, extending about 5 miles (8 km) north of Addison, Michigan. This made the total length of the sale about 690 miles (1,110 km)!

The Sale in Downtown Chattanooga

In 2023, a new spot in Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, joined the 127 Yard Sale. This was the first time a downtown location participated. This spot offers more than 80 indoor sellers and over 20 outdoor sellers, including places to buy food. It also has plenty of parking for shoppers.

If you are shopping north of Chattanooga, you can use I-124/US 27 north. You would then exit at the Signal Mountain Road exit, which is where US 127 begins.

The 127 Yard Sale on TV

This big event was even shown on TV! The HGTV channel featured the 127 Yard Sale in 2006, showing many people what this unique event is all about.

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