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The Daring Escape of John Bell Hollis

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Clint

John Bell Hollis was just 19 years old, and it looked like he would never see 20. The young Lawrence Countian was scheduled to be shot the next day just outside of Lawrenceburg–until quick thinking and whiskey intervened. Hollis, despite … Continue reading →

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The Trail of Tears in Lawrence County

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Clint

If you’ve spent much time in David Crockett State Park, you may have noticed this depression running alongside the road to the park restaurant. But what you may not know is that this depression is a remaining portion of a … Continue reading →

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David Crockett’s Debt

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Clint

Can you imagine asking your congressman to collect on a personal debt that another congressman owed you? Would you trust him to? David Crockett was perpetually strapped for cash. Even when he lived in Lawrence County–which was, relatively speaking, one … Continue reading →

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The Alabama Migration to Lawrence County

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Clint

Did you know that, for the early part of the 20th century, our county became home to a massive influx of people from North Alabama? This period of our history is known as the “Alabama Migration,” and it played a … Continue reading →

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The Dedication of Lawrenceburg’s David Crockett Statue

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Clint

He’s stood guard over the Public Square in Lawrenceburg for 102 years today. But did you know it took thirty years for Lawrenceburg’s statue of David Crockett to become reality? Lawrence County has a long history of emphasizing its ties … Continue reading →

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The Destruction of Crockett’s Mill

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Clint

Thanks to Hurricane Francine, the weather forecast calls for lots of heavy rain over the next two days, increasing our chances of localized flooding. A little over two-hundred years ago, another September flood in Lawrence County helped change American history. … Continue reading →

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The Napier Iron Works

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Clint

Before it was Napier, it was…the McLeish Reservation? When the Chickasaw nation ceded their lands north of the Tennessee River to the United States in September 1816, there were a few exceptions. One of those exceptions was a square mile … Continue reading →

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Fields of Faith at Mt. Ararat

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Clint

At about 945 feet above sea level, Mt. Ararat Cemetery on Mt. Ararat Road north of Lawrenceburg is not so much on a mountain as it is on a low hill. But voices raised in sacred song once rang out … Continue reading →

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The Pension of James S. Finley

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Clint

How many people do you think you could get to verify that you are a good person? One Lawrence County man got the signatures of 190 people! The reason? Civil War veteran drama. In the spring of 1906, 78-year-old James … Continue reading →

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St. Mary’s Cemetery: A National Register Property

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Clint

While all of Lawrence County’s cemeteries are historic to some degree, only one cemetery in Lawrence County is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Mary’s Cemetery, five miles east of St. Joseph, on Gieske Road is the … Continue reading →

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