<P> Cracker Barrel Old Country Store , Inc. is an American chain of combined restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme . The company was founded by Dan Evins in 1969 ; its first store was in Lebanon , Tennessee . The corporate offices are located at a different facility in the same city . The chain 's stores were at first positioned near Interstate highway exits in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States , but has expanded across the country during the 1990s and 2000s . As of September 18 , 2012 , the chain operates 650 stores in 45 states . </P>
<P> Cracker Barrel Old Country Store , Inc. is an American chain of combined restaurant and gift stores with a Southern country theme . The company was founded by Dan Evins in 1969 ; its first store was in Lebanon , Tennessee . The corporate offices are located at a different facility in the same city . The chain 's stores were at first positioned near Interstate highway exits in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States , but has expanded across the country during the 1990s and 2000s . As of September 18 , 2012 , the chain operates 650 stores in 45 states . </P>
where was the first cracker barrel restaurant built
where was the first cracker barrel restaurant built
Lebanon , Tennessee
Lebanon , Tennessee