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| CANNON COUNTY TENNESSEE |  |
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Map for Cannon County Numbers beside the headings designate locations of the site on the map to the right. |
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| HISTORY of CANNON COUNTY |
| Established January 31, 1836 Organized May 2, 1836 Formed from Rutherford, Smith and Warren Counties Woodbury is county seat Named in honor of Newton Cannon Was Governor of Tennessee (1835-1839) |
| CIVIL WAR BATTLES |
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CONFEDERATE GUERRILLA Hiram T "Pomp" Kersey was a celebrated leader of Confederate irregulars that protected Confederate families in the Short Mountain area. Before leading the partisans, he served in Company A, 16th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. On 24 July, 1864, in retaliation to a raid the previous night, he and seven other secessionists were surprised in their sleep. Unionists led by William Hathaway shot and killed them 1.5 miles southeast from this marker. Kersey's body was publicly displayed in Liberty, and his remains were later buried in the Melton Cemetery adjacent to this marker. |
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FORREST'S MURFREESBORO RAID (July 15,
1862) Having brought about the surrender of the Federal garrison of Murfreesboro by 4:00 PM, Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest's Brigade halted here overnight, enroute to McMinnville where prisoners were processed and captured material inventoried. In addition to the extensive capture of men and horses, and destruction of material, munitions and rolling stock, the raid had caused the abandonment by Major General Don Carlos Buell of the Federal drive on Chattanooga. |
| PEOPLE of CANNON COUNTY |
| County named for Newton Cannon Served in the Creek Indian Wars and the War of 1812 Was a member of Congress from 1814 to 1817 and 1821 to 1827 Elected governor of Tennessee in 1835 |
| NEWTON CANNON |
| ATTRACTIONS in CANNON COUNTY |
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| A1 Downtown Gassaway, Tennessee |
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| A2 Short Mountain Fire Tower | A3 Fresh Water Spring |
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Named for a Cherokee Indian leader |
| A4 Readyville Mill | H1 Horse Show Arena | Black Fox Trail |
| BICYCLE ROUTES in CANNON COUNTY |
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KEY: Blue Road 4+ Foot Paved Shoulder Pink Road 1+ Foot Pavement with or without white line Orange Road Rideable, with Gravel, Dirt, or Rough Pavement Shoulder Green Road Scenic, but with Little or No Shoulder |
| Steep hills at south end Mostly narrow gravel road Lots of shade Follows small scenic creek Not too many houses to mar scenery Sharp "V" shaped valley Hills both sides of road Approximately 6 miles one way |
Paved road Steep hills Spring Creek one side of road Hill with scenic bluffs on other side Narrow crooked road |
Steep south end Narrow road Paved Sharp "V" shaped valley Levels off at north end Follows scenic creek |
| Bicycle Route 1 | Bicycle Route 2 | Bicycle Route 3 |
| HIGHWAYS in CANNON COUNTY |
| 70S | 1, 53, 64, 96, 99, 146 |
| U S Highways | State Highways |
| HISTORIC HOMES in CANNON COUNTY |
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| CHURCHES in CANNON COUNTY |
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| C1 Amity Baptist Church | C2 Bethlehem Church of Christ | C3 Blue Wing Baptist Church |
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| C6 Burt Baptist Church | C7 Center Hill Methodist Church | C8 Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church |
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| C9 Clear Fork United Methodist Church | C10 Curlee Church of Christ & Cemetery | C11 Elkins Church of Christ |
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| C12 Full Gospel Assembly Church | C13 Gassaway Church of Christ | C14 Gilley Hill Methodist Church & Cemetery |
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| C17 Hollow Springs Church of Nazarene | C18 Hopewell Baptist Church | C19 House Of Prayer Church |
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| C20 House of Prayer Church | C21 House of Prayer Church |
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| C22 Ivy Bluff Methodist Church | C23 Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witnesses Church | C24 Leoni Church of Christ |
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| C25 Living Springs Church | C26 McMahan Church of Christ & Cemetery | C27 Midway Church of Christ |
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| C28 Mt Ararat Church of Christ | C29 New Hope Church of Christ | C30 New Short Mountain Methodist Church |
| C31 Open Bible Baptist Church |
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| C32 Parker Hill Church of Christ | C33 Plainview Baptist Church |
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| C34 Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ | C35 Plainview Baptist Church | C36 Pleasant View Church of Christ |
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| C37 Red Hill Church of Christ | C38 Sanders Fork Baptist Church | C39 Shilo Baptist Church |
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| C40 Short Mountain Church of God | C41 Short Mountain Methodist Church | C42 Smith Grove Church of Christ |
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on Short Mountain Methodist supplied by Cannon County resident 3/05. Thank
You!
The church was established around 1825, most
likely in front of the Melton Cemetery and later moved to present day
place. This building though was not erected in 1953. This building has
been around very close to the 1825 start up date. It was the old Methodist
camp ground meeting place in the 1840's to 1870's. At one time it was two
story in height and the Masons or the Oddfellows met upstairs. A new
church, the New Short Mountain Church was constructed on hwy 146 in the
1950's when three churches were combined. Some of the members did not want
to move the church and stayed. Thus there are two Methodist Churches at
Short Mountain. The Short Mountain Methodist Church and the New Short
Mountain Methodist Church!
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C43 Sugar Tree Knob Church of Christ |
C44 Sunny Hill Church of Christ |
C45 Sunny Slope Church of Christ |
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C46 Sycamore Baptist Church & Cemetery |
C47 Wood Church of Christ |
C48 Woodland Baptist Church |
| CEMETERIES in CANNON COUNTY |
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C1 Amity Baptist Church & Cemetery |
M1 Cateston Cemetery |
M2 Center Hill Cemetery |
C10 Curlee Church of Christ & Cemetery |
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C28 Gilley Hill Methodist Church & Cemetery |
M3 Gunter Grizzle Cemetery |
C28 McMahan Church of Christ & Cemetery |
M4 Odom Cemetery |
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M5 Prater Cemetery |
M6 Riverside Cemetery |
C48 Sycamore Baptist Church & Cemetery |
| SCHOOLS in CANNON COUNTY |
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S1 Old Bradyville School Building |
S3 Short Mountain School |
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S2 East Side Elementary School |
S5 Woodland School |
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S4 West Side School |
| POST OFFICES in CANNON COUNTY |
| Alexandria | Opened: May 2, 1836 | Closed: March 5, 1838 |
| Allen’s Ferry | Opened: May 2, 1836 | Closed: August 23, 1842 |
| Alton | Opened: October 29, 1898 | Closed: September 14, 1906 |
| Auburn | Opened: December 31, 1850 | Closed: July 18, 1868 |
| Opened: November 30, 1868 | Closed: September 12, 1872 |
| Opened: October 16, 1872 | Closed: May 31, 1901 |
| Batson | Opened: February 26, 1857 | Closed: April 17, 1858 |
| Bradyville | Opened: February 15, 1837 Closed: September 22, 1866 Opened: September 28, 1866 Closed: Operating |
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| Braxton | Opened:May 17, 1889 | Closed: August 31, 1929 |
| Brown | Opened:October 5, 1889 | Closed: October 1, 1890 |
| Burgan | Opened: November 7, 1888 | Closed: September 14, 1905 |
| Burt | Opened: January 14, 1886 | Closed: October 1, 1900 |
| Carman | Opened: April 8, 1903 | Closed: March 15, 1904 |
| Cason | Opened: May 13, 1890 | Closed: March 25, 1893 |
| Cateston | Opened: February 12, 1885 | Closed: September 30, 1904 |
| Cherry Point | Opened: April 17, 1858 | Closed: September 14, 1858 |
| Clearmont | Opened: May 29, 1841 | Closed: May 28, 1846 |
| Gassaway | Opened: February 27, 1890 | Closed: April 27, 1973 |
| Hollow Springs | Opened: January 29, 1875 | Closed: October 1, 1905 |
| Ingalls | Opened: May 19, 1890 | Closed: May 28, 1894 |
| Leoni | Opened: April 6, 1871 | Closed: March 18, 1873 |
| Opened: August 3, 1874 | Closed: March 15, 1904 |
| Liberty | Opened: September 21, 1836 | Closed: March 5, 1838 |
| Martha | Opened: March 3, 1893 | Closed: October 21, 1897 |
| Mechanicsville | Opened: August 19, 1847 | Closed: March 23, 1868 |
| Opened: March 17, 1878 | Closed: June 6, 1881 |
| Opened: July 30, 1884 | Closed: November 30, 1904 |
| Naola | Opened: April 16, 1886 | Closed: February 15, 1888 |
| Pendleton | Opened: March 15, 1836 | Closed: September 21, 1836 |
| Porterfield | Opened: March 10, 2884 | Closed: December 31, 1904 |
| Prater | Opened: August 15, 1882 | Closed: February 28, 1906 |
| Readyville | Opened: January 26, 1886 | Closed: Operating |
| Roseborough | Opened: October 17, 1837 | Closed: July 2, 1841 |
| Sapolio | Opened: July 6, 1891 | Closed: October 25, 1893 |
| Short Mountain | Opened: May 9, 1870 | Closed: March 15, 1901 |
| Talbertville | Opened: April 11, 1892 | Closed: September 1, 1905 |
| Talome | Opened: February 26, 1889 | Closed: October 1, 1905 |
| PARKS in CANNON COUNTY |
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Horse Show Ring Picnic Primitive Camping |
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| P1 Pea Ridge Rd Park |
| STATISTICS for CANNON COUNTY |
| 1870 | 10,502 | 1910 | 10,825 | 1950 | 9,174 |
| 1880 | 11,859 | 1920 | 10,241 | 1960 | 8,537 |
| 1890 | 12,197 | 1930 | 8,935 | 1970 | 8,467 |
| 1900 | 12,121 | 1940 | 9,880 | 1980 | 10,234 |
| POPULATION of CANNON COUNTY |
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