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AIRPORT of LEWIS COUNTY
| John A Baker Field | 1180 W Main St Hohenwald Longest Runway: 4,000 Ft Runway Lights: Yes Radio Communications: Unicom |
HIGHER EDUCATION of LEWIS COUNTY
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Hohenwald Vocational-Technical
813 West Main Street, Hohenwald, TN 38462
Phone: 931-796-5351 Fax: 931-796-4892 |
Area Technical Enrollment: 311 |
HIGHWAYS of LEWIS COUNTY
| State Highways 20, 48, 99, 241, 412 |
HISTORY of LEWIS COUNTY
Established 1843
Organized March 24, 1844
Parent Counties: Hickman, Lawrence, Maury, and Wayne
Hohenwald is county seat
PEOPLE of LEWIS COUNTY
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Captain Meriwether
Lewis |
County named for Captain Meriwether Lewis Served as captain in the Army Was Thomas Jefferson's private secretary Co-commander of the Lewis and Clark expedition to Pacific Northwest Died mysteriously and is buried along Natchez Trace |
POST OFFICES of LEWIS COUNTY
| Beaver Dam | Opened: June 7, 1888 | Closed: September 6, 1888 |
| Lucerne | Opened: June 6, 1896 | Closed: May 15, 1901 |
| Nancy | Opened: July 19, 1880 | Closed: December 31, 1902 |
| Napier | Opened: August 26, 1890 | Closed: January 15, 1935 |
| Newburg | Opened: December 21, 1848 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Newburgh | Opened: December 21, 1848 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: April 18, 1867 | Closed: September 9 1868 |
| Opened: September 9, 1870 | Closed: March 24, 1892 |
| Nutt | Opened: October 23, 1882 | Closed: October 30, 1885 |
| Opened: February 8, 1886 | Closed: August 31, 1905 |
| Payton | Opened: November 18, 1903 | Closed: November 30, 1907 |
| Palestine | Opened: December 4, 1856 | Closed: May 18, 1868 |
| Opened: December 22, 1869 | Closed: May 26, 1873 |
| Opened: June 19, 1874 | Closed: June 15, 1904 |
| Riverside | Opened: February 27, 1896 | Closed: August 31, 1932 |
| Ruppertown | Opened: March 6, 1931 | Closed: August 31, 1932 |
| Shubert | Opened: September 19, 1894 | Closed: February 15, 1928 |
| Tony | Opened: November 19, 1878 | Closed: May 16, 1882 |
| Vase | Opened: April 7, 1880 | Closed: May 16, 1883 |
| Voorhies | Opened: May 12, 1880 | Closed: December 3, 1920 |
PARKS of LEWIS COUNTY
| Meriwether Lewis Park (Photo's below, courtesy of C.P. Sands 5'03) |
TN Hwy. 20 and Natchez Trace Parkway A tribute to famed explorer Grave and Monument Site of mysterious death and grave of Meriwether Lewis Surrounding park contains display of the Lewis exploits Bike trails, hiking trails, picnic areas, and campground Open daily No admission charge |
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| Full View of Grave | Close-up of Monument |
STATISTICS for LEWIS COUNTY
| SIZE of |
| Square Miles | 282 |
| Miles of City Streets | 29.29 |
| Miles of County Road | 265.25 |
HOHENWALD, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS in HOHENWALD
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Elephant Sanctuary
Not-for-profit - Closed to public 804 Darbytown Rd Hohenwald, TN 38462-5331 (931) 796-6500 |
Lewis County
Museum
Contains exotic game trophy collection Historic Hohenwald train depot is nearby The museum is located at 108 East Main Street, Hohenwald, TN 38462, GPS Coordinates N35 32.880 W 87 33.028 |
GOLF in HOHENWALD
| Hohenwald Golf Club |
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HISTORY of HOHENWALD
| County formed in 1843 Gordon was the first name of the county seat, then Newburgh Hohenwald became third county seat in 1897 |
PEOPLE of HOHENWALD
| Augusta Elida | Augusta Elida named the town Hohenwald, meaning "high woods" |
STATISTICS for HOHENWALD
| POPULATION of |
| 1960 | 2,194 |
| 1970 | 3,385 |
| 1980 | 3,922 |
| 1990 | 3,760 |
| LOCATION CODES for |
| Zip | 38462 |
VISITOR CENTER of HOHENWALD
| Hohenwald Chamber of Commerce |
106 N Court St Hohenwald, TN 38462-1410 (931) 796-4084 |
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