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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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Did an Indonesian Volcano Jump-Start David Crockett’s Political Career?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Clint

Did an Indonesian volcano help to launch David Crockett’s political career in Lawrence County? You’ll be surprised that the answer is probably ‘yes.’ The year 1816–the year that Lawrence County was first opened to legal white settlement–was one of the … Continue reading →

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