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At the site of the trial, the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, a $ 1-million restoration project was completed in 1979, which restored the second-floor courtroom to its original appearance during the Scopes trial.

A museum of trial events in its basement contains such memorabilia as the microphone used to broadcast the trial, trial records, photographs, and an audiovisual history.

Every July local people re-enact key moments in the courtroom.

In front of the courthouse stands a commemorative plaque erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission: