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Klan Violence in Lawrence County
In the autumn of 1926, groups of masked vigilantes conducted a campaign of terror in Lawrence County. They dragged nine men out of their beds, blindfolded them, beat them in front of their homes, and then left with a bone-chilling … Continue reading
The Death of John Bicknell
Not long after the Civil War ended, a young man was murdered on the Central Turnpike on the approach to the then-abandoned village of Summertown. What followed was a forgotten, sad–and bizarre–chapter in local history. In those days, wild men … Continue reading
Lawrence County’s First Civil Districts
We take it for granted today that each county in Tennessee is subdivided into smaller civil districts. These districts each contain a relatively equal proportion of the county’s population. Our county commission is made up of representatives elected by the … 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
A Yankee Spy in Lawrenceburg
A Confederate spy, a black market for clandestine cotton, and a town just as defiant in the middle of the Civil War as it was at the beginning? According to one eyewitness on this day 162 years ago, that was … Continue reading
The Chickasaw Cession of Lawrence County
Can you imagine paying only two cents per acre for land in Lawrence County? What about almost the ENTIRE county, plus most of the counties around it? Most of Lawrence County was legally opened for white settlement by a treaty … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Colonel Crockett!
Happy birthday to Colonel David Crockett! Born on August 17, 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee, Crockett was a larger-than-life figure who spent his life moving steadily westward. In 1816, he explored a section of frontier that had recently been purchased … Continue reading
The Destruction of Crockett’s Mill
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
Co. Aytch at Franklin
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
Lawrence County History Trivia 