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CELINA, TENNESSEE |
| HISTORY of CELINA |
| City nearly destroyed by Federal
Troops 1863 Only four houses were left standing Town was rebuilt a few miles to the east |
| Civil War |
| County courthouse built 1870 Benches from old courthouse on front porch of Chamber of Commerce Cordell Hull's office located in courthouse Office opened 1891 |
| Clay County Courthouse |
| PEOPLE of CELINA |
| City named for daughter of Moses Fiske Fiske was founder of Fiske Academy in Overton County Academy was first in Tennessee for women |
| Moses Fiske |
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