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In His Own Words: Forrest in Western Lawrence County
On this day 161 years ago, one of the South’s most formidable cavalrymen engaged the Union army on the Turnpike in northern and western Lawrence County. As General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry screened the movements of the infantry of the … Continue reading
The Bombardment of Lawrenceburg
In honor of the 161st anniversary of Hood’s push into Lawrence County, please enjoy these stories told by men who was present with the army during the action, in their own words. Robert L. Morris was part of the cavalry … Continue reading
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The Army of Tennessee in Western Lawrence County: A Veteran’s Account
In honor of the 161st anniversary of Hood’s push into Lawrence County, please enjoy this story told by a man who was present with the army during the action, in his own words. John Johnston, from West Tennessee, was a … Continue reading
The Army of Tennessee Moves North: How Hood Road Got Its Name
On this day 161 years ago, Lawrence County was full of soldiers, and their presence left a lasting memorial in the name of a local road. General John B. Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee pushed north from Florence on November … Continue reading
The Unclaimed Land Grant that Became Lawrenceburg
On this day in 1786, the people of Nashville were afraid. And they were taking up arms. But what connection does that long-ago militia mobilization have to downtown Lawrenceburg? It’s a long story, but an interesting one. A confederacy of … Continue reading
How Lawrenceburg’s Location Was Chosen
After the first commissioners of Lawrenceburg selected the site of the new city, surveyed it, and obtained the property from the State of Tennessee (although the deed would not be recorded until 1823), they held a public auction to sell … Continue reading
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The Man Who Owned Three Square Miles of Lawrence County
How many people can say that they have owned over 3 square miles of land in Lawrence County AND had an American hero as a squatter on that land? John Christmas McLemore (1790-1864) was one of the most powerful men … Continue reading
The Battle of Lawrenceburg
On this day 162 years ago, Federal soldiers surrounded the courthouse in Lawrenceburg with torches at the ready after a brief fight in the streets. But quick thinking on the part of a local citizen saved our courthouse and our … Continue reading
A Yankee Spy in Lawrenceburg
A Confederate spy, a black market for clandestine cotton, and a town just as defiant in the middle of the Civil War as it was at the beginning? According to one eyewitness on this day 162 years ago, that was … Continue reading
A Brief History of the Central Turnpike
Can you imagine paying a toll to get from Summertown to West End? Let’s travel through time on the Central Turnpike. The Turnpike, which runs from West End Fire Hall to Henryville to Summertown in Lawrence County, was originally a … Continue reading
Lawrence County History Trivia 