The first flourishing settlement at Hornsby was called Bright Prospect before it took the name Crainville. The town's reputation rested on the discovery of artesian wells in By the town boasted nine artesian wells and had become a favorite spot for political candidates to hold rallies and barbecues. Middleton began as a small settlement called Slab Town. Recently, the town has emerged as a major retail and industrial center. Middleton also celebrates the M-Town Variety Show in November and sponsors a Christmas parade and Christmas yard- and business-decorating contests in December.
Saulsbury was incorporated in and quickly became a leading area cotton market. As a result of the importance of Saulsbury, the county polling place moved from Berlin to Saulsbury. The town also engaged in sand mining, and James H.
Godsey established a leather goods manufacturing industry. Today, Saulsbury holds an annual community celebration with the lighting of the Christmas tree. Eight cousins established the town of Silerton, which was incorporated in Jim Rowland served as the first mayor. Silerton became the center of the county's timber trade. Toone, named for James Toone, became a major shipping point for the northern part of the county when the railroad came through in Conner established a pottery there, the only one of its kind in West Tennessee.
Whiteville, which was incorporated in , first emerged in the early nineteenth century when Dr. John White opened a trading post. John S. Norment built the first and only cloth manufacturing factory near Whiteville. In the community supported a newspaper, the Whiteville News. Today, Whiteville is the site of a Tennessee Technology Center. Anderson's Fruit Farm maintains markets at Whiteville and Cloverport.
Pocahontas in the southeastern part of the county was the site of a Civil War battle at Davis Bridge, part of the Corinth campaign. To view online images that are "locked" as indicated by a key over the camera , you must visit a Family History Center or an Affiliate library. Memories Overview Gallery People Find. Sign in Create Account. Family Tree. From FamilySearch Wiki. United States. Hardeman County. Tennessee Online Genealogy Records. Adopt a page today.
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Hidden category: Adopted pages. Navigation menu Personal tools English. Namespaces Page Talk. Views Read View source View history. Submit Wiki Content Report a Problem. County Facts. County seat:. Bolivar [1]. The Confederates continued their foray northward until two days later when they were halted at the Battle of Britton Lane. The only marker denoting the battle site is on Tennessee Highway 18, south of Bolivar. Contraband Camps were found in Union-occupied portions of the Confederacy.
In these camps men, women, and children who were previously enslaved gained the protection of the Union Army. The Union Army was largely unprepared to effectively manage the number of refugees that their successes on the battlefield brought.
Refugees endured extremely difficult circumstances that included overcrowding, clothing shortages, food shortages, unsanitary conditions, and ceaseless danger.
These circumstances influenced the progress of emancipation and were a driving force behind the Congressional creation of the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees, and Abandoned Lands.
Though much of downtown Bolivar was burned to the ground during the war, many pre-bellum homes still stand and mark Bolivar as an important destination for tourists who delight in close-hand inspection of the timeless architecture. Although many of these originally settled communities vanished, their legacies have survived for years through their schools, churches, and cemeteries.
In eighty-two schools remained as testament to these communities, one of which was the Allen-White School. Despite being unincorporated, the spirit of these communities remains strong. The Cloverport Community on Highway , north of Toone, was established as a settlement before , beside a port on Clover Creek where boats traveling up the Creek from the Hatchie River would unload their cargo.
Cloverport settlers operated a variety of mills, including a mule-drawn sorghum mill. The community had one of the first steam-operated cotton gins. Several businesses in the area have remained in operation for more than years, including Hooper Lumber Company. Five homes, built around the turn-of-the-century remain in Cloverport, including the Jim Little House, the J. The community was named for a mineral spring, thought to have medicinal powers, located on the farm of a pioneer family named Essary.
The community had two general stores, a hotel, a boarding house, post office, and school. Hundreds made journeys to the picturesque springs each year for medicinal purposes. In , resident A. G Freed and D. Part of the old school is still in use today as the Essary Springs Church of Christ. The settlement of Middleburg dates to It is located on Highway 18, 7 miles south of Bolivar, on the site of the old stage route between Bolivar and LaGrange.
Middleburg incorporated in , at which time the city limits extended outward more than a mile from its present location to include six large plantations, more than 20 businesses, several churches, taverns, a hotel, a school, and a number of doctors.
During the Civil War in , southern sympathizers burned the town shortly before it was captured by the 12th Michigan Infantry to prevent occupation by the north. It never recovered its former prominence. Today, two Middleburg Baptist churches, several turn-of-the-century homes, old cemeteries, and the century-old Lax Country Store are all that remain of the once illustrious community.
Both plantation houses still exist in the community and are beautifully restored. The town of New Castle sprang up approximately two miles north of these plantations after J. The store, as well as the town, was destroyed by a tornado in Wilson Well Company sits on the Polk Store site today.
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