Monthly Archives: March 2014

How The County Got Its Shape

By Clint Alley Lawrence County’s Changing Borders You may have seen ‘How the States Got Their Shapes,’ but have you ever thought about how our county got its unique shape? And did you know that Lawrence used to share a … Continue reading

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Three Reasons Why Lawrenceburg is Right to be Obsessed with David Crockett

By Clint Alley A Crockettesque Town There is no escaping it if you grew up in Lawrenceburg. The town has a school, a theater, a street, a cinema, a state park, a motel, a hospital, a waterfall, a festival, a … Continue reading

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National Register Briefs: Crockett Theater

By Clint Alley Lawrence County has 13 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To introduce you to the history of these properties, I will publish a series of short articles about each place, using information from the … Continue reading

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Ten Reasons Why Lawrence County’s History is Cooler Than Other Places’ History

By Clint Alley 10.  We have a community named after a plow…only spelled backwards. The community of Revilo is in southeastern Lawrence County. Around the turn of the 20th century, the residents of the community had built a new school, … Continue reading

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