» Places of Interest in Lawrence County
Taken from Lawrenceburgs.com
W10BV, a privately owned 10 watt
television station, located at Ethridge, TN, operates out its owner's basement.
Known as Granny's Network, its owner, Sarah Evetts, has become a national
personality appearing on many national network programs and talk shows.
Visitors are always welcome to stop in and take a tape of themselves and
Granny appearing on TV.
The bronze life-size Statue of
Colonel David Crockett that stands on the south side of the public
square in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, in Lawrence County, is the only statue
erected in honor of Tennesee's and Lawrence County's famous hunter, frontiersman,
soldier, legislator and hero of the Alamo.
The Amish Community in Ethridge,
Tn. in Lawrence County, numbers more than 200 families of highly productive
farmers and craftpersons. Lawrence County residents since 1944, the Amish
drive horse-drawn vehicles and avoid modern evils such as electricity and
cameras.
The Covered Bridge in David Crockett
State Park in Lawrenceburg, Tn. in Lawrence County, which is located
on 950 acres of land adjacent to the city of Lawrenceburg. Within its boundaries
is the historic site of David Crockett's grist mill, powder mill and distillery.
Wade Cemetery near Iron City,
Tn., in Lawrence County, began as the Johnson Family Cemetery in 1834
with the burial of Matthew Johnson who settled on the land in the very
early part of the century. It is also the final resting place of Nathaniel
Olive from whom the land on which to build the town of Iron City was purchased.
Amish Country Galleries located
just 4 miles north of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, in Lawrence County on US
43 North in the heart of Amish country. Local hand-crafted Amish items,
art, antiques, etc., are for sale to the public.
Loretto Sacred Heart Church
is a gothic brick structure on Church Street in Loretto, Tennessee, in
Lawrence County. In 1920 the corner stone was laid with completion in 1922.
Outstanding are the main altar and stations along the wall.
About one and one half blocks of
the public square in Lawrenceburg, Tn. in Lawrence County, the Tennessee
Historical Commission placed a historical marker which states that David
Crockett lived at this location, On August 6, 1988, the David Crockett
Cabin And Museum, a replica of David Crockett's office, was dedicated.
It contains memorabilia, pictures, scrapbooks, displays of articles and
clothing of his era."
The St.Joesph Catholic Church
in St.Joesph, Tn., in Lawrence County, is the only consecrated Catholic
Church in Tennessee. It will celebrate it's 118th birthday in 2003. The
church has massive 30' thick walls of native limestone, quarried nearby
by the German immigrants who started the town in 1872 and built the church
soon after.
The Coca Cola Palace in Loretto,
Tn, in Lawrence County, is a converted turn of the century general
store made into a museum of Coca Cola memorabilia.
The Old Jail on Waterloo Street
in Lawrenceburg, Tn. in Lawrence County,
was built before the turn of the century. In 1974, when the structure had
become inadequate as a jail, the Lawrence County Historical Society began
the renovation of the building for a museum in which to display Lawrence
County memorabilia. It was placed on the National Register of Historical
Places in 1976.
Pioneer House built in the
early 1800's by a member of the Newton family who were very early settlers
in the Blue Water Second Creek settlements in Lawrence County Tennessee.
It is of hand hewn logs. The rooms are connected with a dogtrot. Continuously
occupied by the members of the Newton Family. It is now owned and occupied
by descendants of that family.
No one remembers just who built the
first swinging bridge across Little Sugar Creek at Mount Zion in
Lawrence County Tennessee. It was probably built by memebers of the McMasters
Family who were the first settlers in that area. It has been maintained
through the years by people who lived in the community.
The Fall River Mill, located
on Clear Creek in Southeastern Lawrence County, is a three story structure
36 ft. high which was erected in October 1898. In 1924 G.T. Wilburn purchased
the mill where he ground both corn and wheat until 1942. Today the mill
stands as a picturesque and interesting monument to a by gone era.
Laurel Hill Lake, created
in 1958 by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is open year round to
the public. The 325 acre lake is home to at least ten kinds of fresh water
fish, including large mouth bass, small mouth bass, catfish, and bluegill.