History of
wRobertson
County, Tennessee
New
51-Page Booklet
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Early days in Robertson County, which lies south of the Kentucky
border in Middle Tennessee,
are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts
from: History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886
by Goodspeed Publishing Co.,
Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster (1923), and Tennessee,
a Guide to the State, a
1939 Federal Writer's Project of the WPA.
The new 51-page booklet is printed
on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl
sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
To hold prices down,
we try to limit the size of our booklets, occasionally dividing
the information into two booklets: one on history and one containing
individual biographies. We have done this with Robertson County.
"Biographies of Robertson County, Tennessee" is
(or soon will be) available as a separate booklet in our eBay Store.
Among the subjects
included are: Geography --
Waterways and Soil traits; Whiskey Distilleries; The adventures
of Thomas Kilgore, the first settler;Kilgore's, Maulding's, Sevier's,
Adams' and Miles' Stations; Other early settlers, including Ezekiel
Polk and Samuel Crockett; Indian troubles in the 1780s; Mills erected;
a ghost story involving Elisha Cheek, the "Bell Witch"
that haunted the family of John Bell, and a trial wherein a verdict
of not guilty was influenced by a plea of witchcraft; two duels;
the division of Tennessee County resulting in the formation of Robertson
County; the County Court -- its magistrates and some of its procedures;
County buildings; County officers; Legislative officers and members
of constitutional conventions; the town of Springfield; Early businesses;
Newspapers; Lodges -- Masons, Odd Fellows, etc; Other towns -- Adams
Station, Greenbrier, Sadlersville, Cedar Hill, Coopertown, Turnersville,
Barren Plains, Cross Plains, Mitchellville, Orlinda, and Black Jack;
Fines of one to six cents; Various murder cases; a boy sentenced
to the penitentiary for stealing a five cent hankerchief; W.W. Pepper,
Mortimer A. Martin, Parry W. Humphreys, A.E. Garner, H.C. Crunk,
and other judges and attorneys; Lynchings; the old militia system;
Indian wars and the War of 1812; the Mexican War of 1836; the Civil
War with names of some participants; Occupation of Springfield by
various union forces; Liberty Academy, Bell Academy and other schools;
Red River Missionary Baptist Church and other churches; and other
items of interest.
The WPA excerpt
includes a visit to the site of "Bell Witch Farm" where
the spirit of Old Kate Batts resided and even scared off Gen. Andrew
Jackson (later President Jackson); Wessyngton House, built by Joseph
Washington; and Springfield.
Wouldn't this make
a unique gift?
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