Local Legends

Follow WLX on Facebook, Twitter, or our RSS Feeds

Tennessee, the Volunteer State, was admitted to the union in 1796 as the 16th American State. Even before then, Native Americans and settlers roamed the Highland Rim hunting, fishing, and exploring while seeking the rich treasures of this beautiful area. In 214 years Tennesseans have shaped the land to the needs of building an infrastructure that continues to support the future. Early efforts by the residents of this state ensured thriving business, comfortable living, and technological advancements.

As the years pass, time has taken its toll on such famous infrastructure landmarks that helped to establish this region as one of the brightest in the early history of the United States. Such sites in Lawrence County are the electrical power dams that once fed power to Lawrenceburg making it one of the South’s first cities to have commercially available electricity nearly 25 years before the TVA was conceived; the 1905 Lawrence County Courthouse clock tower that once stood high above the cityscape that rang its famous bells every hour; and lets not forget the legend of the cave that is said to be under the City of Lawrenceburg and its potential importance to the Civil War.

As part of our new “Local Legends” series WLX will take a look at these famous sites in Lawrence County and their importance to the people of the era in which they served and their significance to us today. If you have a “legend” you’d like to pass our way for consideration, please feel free to do so by e-mailing ben@wlxonline.com.