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When Shoal Creek Was Called Indian Creek
Shoal Creek was once known as Indian Creek? In the spring of 1818, David Crockett and a group of other important men met at a place about four miles north of Pine Bluff, and listened to a man named Henry … 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
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
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
Could You Pass This Eighth Grade History Test from 1935?
Could you have passed an 8th grade history class in 1935? The following questions were taken directly from the first two sections of the history portion of an 8th grade final exam given in Lawrenceburg in 1935. The history portion … Continue reading
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When Lawrenceburg Voted at Bayonet-Point
On this day 146 years ago, according to the Pulaski ‘Citizen,’ a company of Union soldiers under the command of General Don Carlos Buell arrived in Lawrenceburg. Although the article doesn’t specify why the company was dispatched to Lawrenceburg, it … Continue reading
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Lawrence County History Trivia 