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Watch Night in Lawrenceburg
The Nashville ‘Globe’ was one of Tennessee’s most prominent African American-owned newspapers in the early 20th century. In publication from 1906 to the 1930s, it occasionally reported stories from Lawrence County’s African American community. In January 1917, the paper’s Lawrenceburg … Continue reading
The New Jackson Highway Goes East
That view has certainly changed! This undated view of Locust Street in Lawrenceburg looking north from the Pulaski Street intersection is part of the Old Jail Museum’s collection of more than 150 historic local postcards. Although today Locust Street is … Continue reading
An Immigrant Girl’s Story: The Adventurous Life of Louise Hovelmeier
Louise Schnettgocke cried as she boarded the ship for America. Although excited by the opportunity that awaited her, the 25-year-old felt a profound sense of “utter loneliness” as she stood on the dock in Bremen, Germany the spring of her … Continue reading
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
Lawrence County History Trivia 