Author Archives: Clint

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

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Clint

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

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Clint

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

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Clint

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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A Snapshot of Slavery in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Clint

A Snapshot of Slavery in Lawrence County, Tennessee By Clint Alley The Federal Census serves as a snapshot of community life across America. One has been taken in Lawrence County every ten years since 1820. Genealogists rely on census data … Continue reading →

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Caleb Davis: A Unionist Black Sheep in Civil War Lawrenceburg

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Clint

Caleb Davis: A Unionist Black Sheep in Civil War Lawrenceburg By Clint Alley A County Divided Not all Lawrence Countians supported the cause of the Confederacy during the Civil War. For a variety of reasons, many native southerners chose to … Continue reading →

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The Bones of a Giant in Lawrenceburg?

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Clint

Williamson County, to the north of Lawrence, has been the location of an unusually high number of mastodon finds for many years. Since 1977 alone, paleontologists have discovered portions of the skeletons of four of the mighty beasts at the … Continue reading →

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