Early days in Lake
County, TN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled
from excerpts from the rare 1887 book: History of Tennessee,
originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and other sources.
The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged
for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the
front cover.
The first part of
the booklet concerns the history of the county and includes: a description
of the terrain, soil and agriculture; first settlers, early public
officials, various "firsts", the town of Tiptonville,
various small communities (Cronanville, Ross' Landing, Reelfoot,
and Horn Ridge), local units in the Civil War; and early schools
and churches.
The next section of the booklet
contains biographies of prominent residents, several of which
include interesting tales of local history, murder and adventure:
Washington Alexander, John Arnett, Levi Bates, Benjamin F. Beckham,
the Cates Family, Henry Darnall, William A. J. Davis, Mrs. Caroline
Dickinson, Lauchlan Donaldson, Milton Donaldson, Richard Everett,
D. G. Ferguson, F. H. Griffin, William Harper, James Harris, H.M.
Hassell, Austin Hines, M.J. Holifield, Robert Lewis family, Wyatt
Mooring, William Moss, Smith Newton, Robert T. Parks, the Peacock
Family, George B. Riley, William A. Sims, Robert Thompson, the
Tipton Family, Robert Watson, Robert Webb, K. M. Wright and William
Wynn.
The final part of the booklet
contains a brief excerpt from Counties of Tennessee by
Austin P. Foster, and a tour of Reelfoot Lake from Tennessee,
a Guide to the State, compiled and written by the Federal
Writer's Project of the WPA in 1939.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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