Author Archives: Clint

Merry Christmas? For most of Lawrence County’s Amish people, today, January 6, is Christmas! With some 1,500 adherents, Lawrence County is home to one of the largest Old Order Amish communities in the South. The Old Order Amish observe some … Continue reading →

A century ago, Lawrenceburg got its very own version of Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman in Dr. Ivadell Rogers. As can be seen from this front-page story from the March 4, 1914 edition of the Lawrence ‘Democrat,’ Dr. Rogers, who came … Continue reading →

The following is a portion of an article called ‘Around the Square, 1918-1922,’ by Mrs. Docia Spann Richardson (many of you may remember our previous posts about Mrs. Richardson, as she was the second woman to vote in Lawrenceburg’s history). … Continue reading →

Happy New Year, Lawrence County! It’s cold and mild outside tonight, but the New Year holiday marks two very memorable weather anniversaries in Lawrence County history which were anything but mild. On New Year’s Day 1947, Lawrence County was struck … Continue reading →

The following editorial by Irl Cloud, about Lawrence County High School, appeared on the front page of the Lawrence ‘Democrat’ on February 14, 1912. Our county is still blessed with hard-working, professional educators. “…[Lawrenceburg] is inhabited by intelligent and progressive … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas from Lawrence County History Trivia! This week marks the 150th anniversary of General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s final battles in the State of Tennessee. His final engagement in Tennessee occurred in Lawrence County, on Sugar Creek, near the town … Continue reading →

Do you remember having to ask the operator to connect your phone call, ‘Andy Griffith Show’-style? On this day 47 years ago, that became a thing of the past in the city of Lawrenceburg. On December 17, 1967, direct-dial telephones … Continue reading →

Lawrence County has a rich tradition of interesting place names. Some community names such as Barnesville, Henryville, Bonnertown, and Alexander Springs were named after individuals or families who lived in those areas. Other community names were inspired by Biblical places, … Continue reading →

Just a few days after fighting their way through Lawrence County in the fall of 1864, the Confederate Army of Tennessee suffered a horrific loss of manpower and leadership at Franklin, Tennessee. November 30 is the 150th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are having a pleasant holiday, surrounded by those you love, and with plenty to eat. We all have much to be thankful for! But did you know, that, in the county’s early days, the … Continue reading →