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Historical Markers in Nunnelly, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Hickman County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Hickman County, TN (20) Dickson County, TN (40) Humphreys County, TN (47) Lewis County, TN (19) Maury County, TN (124) Perry County, TN (9) Williamson County, TN (416)  HickmanCounty(20) Hickman County (20)  DicksonCounty(40) Dickson County (40)  HumphreysCounty(47) Humphreys County (47)  LewisCounty(19) Lewis County (19)  MauryCounty(124) Maury County (124)  PerryCounty(9) Perry County (9)  WilliamsonCounty(416) Williamson County (416)
Centerville is the county seat for Hickman County
Nunnelly is in Hickman County
      Hickman County (20)  
ADJACENT TO HICKMAN COUNTY
      Dickson County (40)  
      Humphreys County (47)  
      Lewis County (19)  
      Maury County (124)  
      Perry County (9)  
      Williamson County (416)  
 
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1 Tennessee, Hickman County, Nunnelly — 3D 63 — Beth Slater Whitson1879-1930
On State Highway 230 at Old State Highway 48, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 230.
Goodrich, one mile west, once a furnace town producing pig iron from ore from Nunnelly mines, was the birthplace of Beth Slater Whitson, writer of poems, stories, and songs. Her best known song lyrics were “Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland” . . . Map (db m156539) HM
2 Tennessee, Hickman County, Nunnelly — 3D 24 — First County Seat
On State Highway 230 at Old Airport Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 230.
Hickman County's first courthouse and jail, hewn log structures, stood on the hill 300 yards away, in the midst of the pioneer of town of Vernon. The Legislative act making Centerville the county seat was passed in 1821 and the courthouse was moved . . . Map (db m156576) HM
3 Tennessee, Hickman County, Nunnelly — Grace Baxter Thompson1902 - 1991
On State Highway 230, 0.4 miles west of Goodrich Road (County Road 961), on the right when traveling west.
An outstanding teacher dedicated to her pupils for 50 years, 30 of which she was the principal of Nunnelly School, retiring in 1972. She was an artist, a poet, a musician, a high school basketball coach of renown, a benefactor to her many needy . . . Map (db m156543) HM
4 Tennessee, Hickman County, Nunnelly — The Nunnelly Family Memorial Garden
On State Highway 230, 0.4 miles west of Goodrich Road (County Road 961), on the right when traveling west.
In 1810 Lawson and Elizabeth Sandles Nunnelly settled in the area that became Vernon, just down the road from this garden. Their family farmed, operated a mining company, and ran a general store on the banks of the Piney River. In 1882 this . . . Map (db m156546) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024