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ATTRACTIONS of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Battle of Hartsville | Site of Civil War Battle of Hartsville General John Hunt Morgan led one of most successful raids of war Captured 1,734 union soldiers 58 union soldiers were killed and 204 were wounded Morgan lost 139 men either killed or wounded |
| Driving Tour Stops 1. Puryears Ferry 2. Home of Colonel James Dearing Bennett 3. Hager's Shop 4. The Widow Halliburton 5. Final Approach 6. Town of Hartsville 7. The Rebels are Coming 8. Morgan Pushes on |
9. Cobb's Battery 10. Stoner's Battery 11. Union Camp Site 12. The Cumberland River 13. The Battlefield and Retreat 14. Averitt-Herod House 15. Federal Cavalry Camp 16. Hart's Ferry 17. Hartsville Cemetery |
| Hartsville Vidette First edition published Aug 16, 1862 Newspaper started by General John Hunt Morgan It was used to get information to his troops during Civil War Weekly newspaper |
| Immigrant Trail Early settlers trail that ran from Cookeville area to Nashville |
| Avery Trace An early pioneer trail that follows Hwy 25 through county |
HIGHER EDUCATION of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Hartsville Vocational-Technical School | Area Technical Enrolment: 180+ |
HIGHWAYS of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| U S Highways 231 |
State Highways 10, 25, 141, 260, 376 |
HISTORY of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Banks of Little Goose Creek among first to be
settled by pioneers First log cabins built around what is now Hartsville about 1795 County established 1870 First term of County Court held in the Methodist Church, September 1870 County formed from parts of Sumner, Macon, Smith, and Wilson Counties Hartsville is county seat Organized September 5, 1870 All public roads in county are paved |
PEOPLE of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| William Trousdale County named for William Trousdale Born in Orange County, NC in 1790 Served with Andrew Jackson in Battle of New Orleans Commanded the 14th Infantry in the Mexican War Appointed U S Minister to Brazil Died in Gallatin, 1872 |
| Bledsoe Brothers Bledsoe brothers, "Big Foot" Spencer, and General James Winchester were frequent visitors to the county |
HOMES of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Averitt-Herod Home Herod Lane Built by Peter Averitt, Sr, 1834 Had panoramic view of Battle of Hartsville Troops camped in the front yard of home Bloodstains exist in downstairs bedrooms Home sold to Wade and Victoria Herod, 1900 |
Bennett Home Puryear's Bend Built by Lt Col J D Bennett, 1845 Bennett was a Confederate soldier in the Battle of Hartsville Died of typhoid while fighting in Kentucky Burial is in Hartsville Cemetery |
| Carmen Home Shady Grove Built by Caleb Carman, 1853 |
William "Billy"
Rickman Home Willard Community Located on Honeysuckle Lane Constructed around 1850 by a Dr Siddon |
| Marcus Rickman Cabin Templo Community Marcus Rickman purchased land July, 1798 May be the oldest standing home in the county, outside Hartsville city limits |
CHURCHES of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Antioch Church of Christ Early group met in homes and "under oak trees" to sermons by "Uncle Dick" Huffman First building erected 1856 Remodeling occurred 1948 and 1966 |
| Beech Grove United
Methodist First building was a log structure just west of present building, 1834 Existing church located near site of old building |
| Dixion's Creek Missionary
Baptist (Brick) Group forms and starts meeting in homes, 1798 Organized March 8, 1800 A log church building raised near mouth of Scanty Branch Colonel William Martin donated 5 acres of land for new church Building erected at a cost of about $1500 in 1861 |
| Dixion Creek
Church (White Frame) Existing building constructed 1924 Extensive remodeling took place 1963 |
Enon Chapel Missionary
Baptist Church organized June 8, 1951 with 17 charter members |
| Goodwill Missionary Baptist Organized in Watson Schoolhouse, Jan 1891 |
Hopewell Missionary Baptist No firm date on construction of building Building used as a school prior to consolidation of system |
| Philippi Church of Christ Members first met at the Walnut Grove school Church organized 1907 |
Providence Cumberland
Presbyterian Church established in mid 1800's The first building was of log construction The existing building was erected about 1940 |
| Rocky Creek Baptist Chapel | Smith Chapel AME Organized late 1890's Church built about 1913 |
Willard Church of God of Prophecy |
| Willow Grove United
Methodist Organized 1792 (From church sign) First church, a log cabin with a dirt floor was built on present site The second building burned The present church is the third to be built on same site 99 dozen eggs were donated to the church by members, 1834 |
| Willard Missionary Baptist Organized 1976 |
Zion Missionary Baptist |
POST OFFICES of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Phoenix | Opened:March 13, 1884 | Closed:February 28, 1887 |
| Templow | OpenedNovember 30, 1892 | Closed:July 31, 1914 |
| Willard | Opened:June 30, 1890 | Closed:July 14, 1904 |
HOSPITALS of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Hartsville General Hospital | 500 Church St Hartsville 34 beds |
LIBRARY of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Fred A Vaught Library | Hayes & Oak St Hartsville |
SPECIAL DAYS of TROUSDALE COUNTY
| Crusin' the Cumberland | September Taylors Landing Trousdale Co On the sternwheeler, Music City Queen Touring through Jackson, Smith, Trousdale, and Wilson counties |
STATISTICS for TROUSDALE COUNTY
| SIZE of TROUSDALE COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 114 |
| Miles of City Streets | 21.52 |
| Miles of County Road | 159.03 |
| POPULATION of TROUSDALE COUNTY |
| 1970 | 5,155 |
| 1980 | 6,137 |
| 1990 | 5,920 |
| TEMPERATURE of TROUSDALE COUNTY |
| Yearly Average | 57 F |
| January Average High | 45 F |
| January Average Low | 26 F |
| PRECIPITATION of TROUSDALE COUNTY |
| Yearly Average Rainfall | 47.7 in |
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CATO,
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HISTORY of CATO
| Town was once called "Turkey Pen" Old timers would meet and have turkey shoots |
PEOPLE of CATO
| Clarence Cato | When Post Office was established, they wanted
town re-named Mrs Ola Beasley suggested naming it after her boy friend Clarence Cato She later married the boy friend |
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HALL TOWN, Tennessee
PEOPLE of HALL TOWN
| T M P Hall | Town named after T M P Hall who settled in
area early 1800's Hall bought 1000 acres for farming |
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HARTSVILLE, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of HARTSVILLE
| Bank of Hartsville Bank of Hartsville oldest bank on Upper Cumberland, built 1885 |
| Downtown Historic
Hartsville Victorian commercial buildings presided over by Trousdale County Courthouse Victorian-style gazebo provides perfect setting to pause and enjoy scenery |
| Hartsville Depot Church St Train depot was for L&N Railroad Depot now houses museum and gift shop Listed on National Historic Register |
| Hartsville Race Track Site is in the centrally located depression which separates East Hartsville from rest of town Located in the creek bottom, just south of the present River Street Hartsville Race Track early Tennessee's best known Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston regularly attended races Andrew Jackson raced practically all of his horses at this track |
| Joe Hager Building Oldest standing building in Hartsville, built 1838 Used as a hardware store in early years Upstairs rooms used as Union field hospital during battle of Hartsville |
| Living History Museum Historic buildings from all over county being gathered Museum shows how early tobacco farmers lived |
| Trousdale County
Courthouse Main St County purchased lot for courthouse from H C Ellis for $ 800 Courthouse built, 1876 Courthouse cost $ 8,945 to build Building re-modeled, 1905 Soldier's Memorial, a granite monument located in front of Courthouse Recognizes soldiers from the Civil, Spanish-American, and WW1 wars |
HISTORY of HARTSVILLE
| Area where town now stands once known as
Donoho's Mill Original town located at East Hartsville was called Damascus Downtown section of city listed on National Historic Register Original name was Damascus Incorporated in 1833 |
HOMES of HARTSVILLE
| Cunningham Home Built for Gideon Gifford and Enos Locke in early 1850's |
| Darwin-Rickman Home Western Av Oldest home in city limits, built in late 1700's Original portion of home is a two story log cabin Hartsville's first business, a tannery, was located in the yard Andrew Jackson attended wedding at house, 1804 Listed on National Historic Register |
| DeBow Home One of oldest homes in city limits, built 1805 Original portion of home is log construction |
| Devoe Home Hwy 25 Located on left on Hwy 25 just before intersection of Hwy 10 |
| Lauderdale Home Built by James Hart Lauderdale, 1843 His grandfather, James Hart founded Hartsville Ft Lauderdale, FL was named after a member of this family |
| Miller Home Built with bricks fired on site, 1850 |
Parker Home Hwy 25 & Broadway Built of cedar logs in early 1800's Main portion of house has been weather boarded |
PEOPLE of HARTSVILLE
| James Hart | City named for James Hart who bought mill and
surrounding property Hart sold lots for town in 1817 |
CHURCHES of HARTSVILLE
| Methodist Church River St Stained glass windows over the alter came from England |
| Hartsville Church of
Christ Had its beginning with 64 members on December 29, 1842 A frame building was constructed west of Post Office building 1871 Existing building completed 1961 |
| First Methodist Church of
Hartsville Church & Foxall St First met at Union Church, used by different denominations Was located on Church St site The Old Hartsville Methodist Church was built 1850 Oldest brick church in the county Originally one story in height Masonic Lodge met in church and built second story Masons moved to east side of square, 1923 Building sold at auction, 1947 Services moved to the old Presbyterian Church, now Russell Wright building The existing church building was constructed 1949 |
| First Baptist Church of
Hartsville The site originally had a two story dormitory building serving Brown Female Academy Had 24 members, 1869 Existing building was erected about 1872 Major remodeling was done, 1920 |
| Morrison Street Church of
Christ Morrison & Greentop St Organized in the 1950's |
POST OFFICE of HARTSVILLE
| First Post Office built 1807 First Post Master was Andrew Allison |
PARKS of HARTSVILLE
| City Park | Main St Andrew Jackson raced horses on site that is now the park |
FACILITIES: 2 baseball fields 2 softball fields Swimming Pool Tennis courts |
SPECIAL DAYS of HARTSVILLE
| Lions Club Jamboree August Hartsville Features Bar-B-Que and entertainment |
Chamber Bar-B-Que September Hartsville |
| Christmas Parade December Hartsville Held 1st Saturday of December |
Festival of Lights December Hartsville Held Saturday before parade |
Tour of Homes December Hartsville Held Thursday night before parade |
STATISTICS for HARTSVILLE
| POPULATION of HARTSVILLE |
| 1960 | 1,712 |
| 1970 | 2243 |
| 1980 | 2674 |
| 1990 | 3188 |
| LOCATION CODES for HARTSVILLE |
| Zip | 37074 |
VISITOR CENTER of HARTSVILLE
| Hartsville-Trousdale County Chamber of Commerce | City Hall 240 Broadway Hartsville TN 37074 |
| BEGINNING PAGE | STATE HOME PAGE |
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