ATTENTION BIDDERS. YOU CAN BUY THE BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC IN BRISTOL..FOR A PRICE. LATER TODAY, FOUR TRACTS OF THE MOST HISTORIC LAND IN BRISTOL WILL GO ON THE AUCTION BLOCK. DEVELOPER TIM CARTER IS SELLING THE PROPERTY TO BRACE FOR LEANER ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MARKER PLACED ON THE PROPERTY, THE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN BRISTOL SERVED AS THE COMMUNITY’S FIRST STORE, POST OFFICE, BANK, AND REALTY OFFICE. HOWEVER, BILL HARTLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC, SAYS THE HISTORY-MAKING MUSICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SITE SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED. HISTORIANS ARE NOT FORGETTING ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF COUNTRY MUSIC IN BRISTOL BY ANY MEANS. A NEW “BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER” IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON CUMBERLAND STREET IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA. OFFICIALS HOPE TO HAVE THE NEW FACILITY COMPLETED SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.