Entries Containing All of the Phrases «wayne county» AND «tennessee»

By Sandra Hughes, March 13, 2012

Divided Loyalties Marker & Welcome Center Collinwood, Tn

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1 ► Tennessee, Wayne County, Collinwood — Divided Loyalties — Wayne County during the Civil War —

The residents of Wayne County supported the Union almost unanimously until the fighting began. After the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861, the majority in the northern portion of the county shifted their allegiance to the . . . — — Map (db m83160) HM

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2 ► Tennessee, Wayne County, Waynesboro — Incident at Waynesboro — A Case of Friendly Fire —

In November 1863, military governor Andrew Johnson ordered Union Maj. John Murphy, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, to take charges of two companies of Union Guards in Nashville. These 200 newly mustered men were from Wayne County and vicinity and were not . . . — — Map (db m53557) HM

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3 ► Tennessee, Wayne County, Waynesboro — Difficult Times — Waynesboro during the Civil War —

Wayne County’s residents were divided in sentiment when the Civil War began. Although they had voted more than two to one to remain in the Union, many people who lived in the northern portion, including the county seat of Waynesboro, had strong . . . — — Map (db m83161) HM

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4 ► Tennessee, Henderson County, Lexington — 4D 58 — Montgomery High School —

Preceded by Lexington Colored School, which operated at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Montgomery School was established in 1923 for the education of Negro boys and girls of Lexington and Henderson County, a Rosenwald facility, it was organized as . . . — — Map (db m153432) HM

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5 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — Western Highland Rim / Central Basin —

Western Highland Rim The Western Highland Rim coupled with the Eastern Rim is the upland surrounding the Central Basin. Its 7,5000 square miles is a broad, tilted plateau about 900 feet above sea level on the eastern edge sloping down to 700 . . . — — Map (db m206498) HM

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6 ► Mississippi, Wayne County, Waynesboro — Clinch Gray —

Clinch Gray, son of Thomas Gray, who was council to the Crown in 1765, Virginia State Legislator 1779-1794, Tennessee lawyer and legislator 1795-1829. Clinch Gray, accompanied by Fann Crease settled at this site in 1805. In 1811, he was . . . — — Map (db m80365) HM

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7 ► Tennessee, Wayne County, Waynesboro — Mark Collie — Tennessee Music Pathways —

Singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Mark Collie scored 16 country hits in the 1990s. He brought a rowdy, rockabilly edge to country music. His compositions have been recorded by Tim McGraw, Billy Ray Cyrus, George Jones, Garth Brooks, and . . . — — Map (db m179082) HM

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8 ► North Carolina, Wayne County, Goldsboro — F-65 — Gertrude Weil — 1879-1971 —

Advocate for extending voting rights to women, 1920; reformer active in labor, race, Jewish causes. Home was here. — — Map (db m66220) HM

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9 ► Ohio, Wayne County, Wooster — Wayne County Soldier’s Monument —

Erected by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frick in honor of the Union soldiers of Wayne County, Ohio and presented to the City of Wooster May 5, 1892. (plaque on west face) (Known) deceased Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Wayne County . . . — — Map (db m132008) WM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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