Monthly Archives: April 2024

More Orchards Than Indoor Toilets: Lawrence County Homes a Century Ago

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Clint

A land with more orchards than indoor toilets? People lived a little simpler in Lawrence County a century ago. A survey of 132 Lawrence County homes made by the county Home Demonstration Agent in the spring of 1926 showed what … Continue reading →

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The Shumate Giant Comes to Lawrenceburg

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Clint

Did giants once roam Middle Tennessee? In the autumn of 1845, a traveling exhibition made its way into the muddy streets of Lawrenceburg claiming to contain a truly unusual cargo: the bones of a long-dead, eighteen-foot-tall giant. Contemporary newspaper accounts … Continue reading →

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