An amazing local teen has been able to trace his family history back all the way to the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600’s by using a number of sources available to members of the Anderson Public Library. Carter Smith started his research just a few months ago after the Anderson Public Library reopened […]
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A Bourbon League of Our Own
America’s pastime was also Lawrenceburg’s as counties and cities around the state formed their own Bourbon Baseball League in the early 1900’s. Follow us as we explore the history of baseball in Anderson County. The earliest reference to the game in America dates all the way back to 1791 when Pittsfield, Massachusetts, passed an ordinance […]
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Mystery of College Street
With approaching two hundred years of history, Anderson County has many little mysteries as things have changed. Join us as we explore just how College Street got its name: When wandering around downtown Lawrenceburg, you will notice a mysteriously named road behind the east side of Main Street. Called College Street, the short alley was named after […]
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Building Anderson County: William H McBrayer
The call of the horn and rumbling of steel echoes through Anderson County’s past. The railroad was the lifeblood of the county and one prominent businessman helped bring the tracks to the county. Follow us as we explore the life and history of another important figure of Anderson County: Judge William McBrayer. William was born back […]
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Building Anderson County: T. B. Ripy
Anderson County wouldn’t be what it is today if it wasn’t for a number of important residents changing the county throughout history. In a first of a series, we will be exploring the men and women who shaped Anderson County, starting with the county’s, state’s, and maybe even nation’s most successful bourbon distiller from the […]
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