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What’s in a Name? Lawrence County’s German Catholic Heritage
Do you have any German heritage? Happy Word Cloud Wednesday! Beginning in 1870, Lawrence County experienced a massive influx of German families. The Cincinnati-based German Catholic Homestead Association purchased several thousand acres of land in Lawrence County at that time … Continue reading
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Lawrence County Votes to Build a Railroad
One of the most consequential elections in Lawrence County history occurred on May 17, 1879. That day, the people of the county voted 1,266 to 217 in favor of subscribing to the Nashville & Florence Railroad. Local leaders pushed for … Continue reading
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The Wild Frontier: The 1820 Census in Lawrence County
A population that more than doubled in thirty years? That was Lawrence County, two-hundred years ago. Happy Word Cloud Wednesday! In 1820, when David Crockett was still living in Lawrence County, the county had a population of 3,271 people. To … Continue reading
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More Orchards Than Indoor Toilets: Lawrence County Homes a Century Ago
A land with more orchards than indoor toilets? People lived a little simpler in Lawrence County a century ago. A survey of 132 Lawrence County homes made by the county Home Demonstration Agent in the spring of 1926 showed what … Continue reading
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The Shumate Giant Comes to Lawrenceburg
Did giants once roam Middle Tennessee? In the autumn of 1845, a traveling exhibition made its way into the muddy streets of Lawrenceburg claiming to contain a truly unusual cargo: the bones of a long-dead, eighteen-foot-tall giant. Contemporary newspaper accounts … Continue reading
When David Crockett Became Colonel Crockett
On this day in 1818, David Crockett was commissioned as the Colonel of Lawrence County’s 57th Tennessee Militia Regiment. Elected not long after the county was organized in the fall of 1817, Crockett was the first commander of Lawrence County’s … Continue reading
The Lawrenceburg Public School Tornado of 1965
On this day in 1965, a St. Patrick’s Day tornado pulled part of the roof from Lawrenceburg Public School–while 725 children were inside. At that time, LPS was still at its Jackson Avenue location (the building currently houses the Public … Continue reading
Lawrence County’s First Courthouse (1821-1905)
On this day in 1905, the demolition of Lawrence County’s first courthouse was underway. The building was torn down to make way for the much grander 1905 Courthouse. Located at the center of the Public Square in Lawrenceburg, according to … Continue reading
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A Federal Armory on Buffalo River or Shoal Creek?
David Crockett lived in Lawrence County for four years. He came here as an anonymous, semi-literate backwoodsman when the area had only recently been opened to white settlement by the Chickasaw Cession of 1816. While here, Crockett was elected a … Continue reading
The Life of Captain Deavenport
Captain Thomas D. Deavenport of Lawrence County had an illustrious career of public service that was cut tragically short by his personal demons. Deavenport was born on September 18, 1837. He began life working on his father’s Lawrence County farm. … Continue reading
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Lawrence County History Trivia 