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A Federal Armory on Buffalo River or Shoal Creek?

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Clint

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 →

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When the President Came to Lawrenceburg

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Clint

In 1836, the President of the United States stopped in Lawrenceburg. And what he said here incited the wrath of his political enemies. Andrew Jackson was no stranger to Lawrence County. Indeed, local tradition has it that he was a … Continue reading →

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