Monthly Archives: February 2025

Lawrence County and the Vote to Abolish Slavery

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Clint

Today is the 160th anniversary of the end of slavery in Tennessee. And, according to one source, the men of Lawrence County who turned out to vote for its abolition had to arm themselves at the ballot box for fear … Continue reading →

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The Re-establishing: Lawrence County’s Wartime Unionist Government

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Clint

Our county government was founded on October 21, 1817 by the state legislature. But did you know that it was re-founded 47 years later? On February 13, 1864, a group of local Union sympathizers met at the courthouse in Lawrenceburg … Continue reading →

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A New Birth of Freedom: Lawrence County’s USCT Soldiers

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Clint

They are perhaps Lawrence County’s most-overlooked veterans. Indeed, the very names of these men, not to mention the sacrifices they made in service to their country, have been practically forgotten by most local people. Most of us probably learned in … Continue reading →

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