History of Robertson County Tennessee Goodspeed's1887 Springfield TN New RP

Description

Where Whiskey Flows Like Water...
History of
Robertson County, Tennessee
New
51-Page
Booklet
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 print in the
51-page booklet is 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 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.
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Additional copies available for listing upon request.