Author Archives: Clint

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 →

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 →

Hello friends! As I have mentioned before, a few things have interfered with me meeting my deadline for finishing ‘Lawrence County History Trivia’ the book, including working overtime on end-of-the-year projects for work, writing a term paper for grad school, … Continue reading →

On this weekend 150 years ago, Lawrence County was directly in the center of the Confederate re-invasion of Tennessee known as the Nashville Campaign.  Launching from Florence, the Army of Tennessee, commanded by General John Bell Hood, split into three … Continue reading →