Evins

	Evins Evins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John H. Evins (1830–1884), American politician, U.S. Representative from South Carolina Joe L. Evins (1910–1984), American politician, Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977 Dan Evins (1935–2012), American entrepreneur and founder of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store See also * Edgar Evins State Park in DeKalb County, Tennessee Evin (other) Evans (other) Evans may refer to: People Evans (surname) List of people with surname Evans Places United States * Evans Island, an island of Alaska Evans, Colorado Evans, Georgia Evans County, Georgia Evans, New York Evans Mills, New York Evans Ci ... {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dan Evins Danny Wood Evins (October 11, 1935 – January 14, 2012) was an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Cracker Barrel, a Southern-themed restaurant chain. Early life Evins was born in Smithville, Tennessee, on October 11, 1935. As a child he graduated from Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee. He enlisted in the US Army, served in Korea in the Corps of Engineers and attended Auburn University. Career Evins also worked as an aide for his uncle, U.S. Rep. Joe L. Evins, before taking a position with his family's oil company. Evins co-founded Cracker Barrel in 1969 while he was working for Shell Oil. He opened the first restaurant in Lebanon, Tennessee, on Tennessee State Route 109. He borrowed $40,000 to construct the first Cracker Barrel, which turned a profit just one month after opening. Evins was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Cracker Barrel from its founding in 1969 to 2001, and after a shareholder exodus due to his discriminatory policies, he was chairm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edgar Evins State Park Edgar Evins State Park is a state park in DeKalb County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of along the shores of Center Hill Lake, an impoundment of the Caney Fork. The State of Tennessee leases the land from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. James Edgar Evins (1883–1954), the park's namesake, was a Smithville businessman, mayor, and state senator who played a vital role in the development of the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir in the 1940s. He was the father of former United States Representative Joe L. Evins, for whom the nearby Joe L. Evins Appalachian Center for Craft is named. The Evins family began pushing for the establishment of a state park along the DeKalb County portion of Center Hill Lake as early as the 1950s. Geographical setting The Caney Fork flows down from its source atop the Cumberland Plateau and winds its way northwestward across the Eastern Highland Rim before emptying into the Cumberland River near Carthage, Tennesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Evin (other) Evin may refer to: * Evin, a neighbourhood in north Tehran, Iran ** Evin Prison, a prison in north Tehran Evin (name) Evin, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran Évin-Malmaison, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France Eivind or Evin, a Norse name See also * Loi Evin, a 1991 French alcohol and tobacco policy law, named after Claude Évin Evins, a surname Evan * Even (other) Evon (given name) Evon is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Evon Clarke (born 1965), Jamaican sprinter * Evon McInnis (born 1980), Jamaican cricketer * Evon Z. Vogt (1918-2004), American * Evon Daniel Williams (1896 – 1929), American profession ... * Yevin {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John H John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joe L Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' "Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album ''Dry'' "Joe", a song by AJR on their album '' OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]