The History of Marshall County, Kentucky
Author | : Leon Lewis Freeman |
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Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : Marshall County (Ky.) |
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Author | : Leon Lewis Freeman |
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Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : Marshall County (Ky.) |
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Author | : Leon L. Freeman |
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Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1993-04-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780832829659 |
Author | : Leon Lewis Freeman |
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Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 1989 |
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Author | : James Roberts Lemon |
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Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Marshall County (Ky.) |
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Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Marshall County (Ky.) |
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Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Marshall County (Ky.) |
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Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Marshall County (Ky.) |
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Author | : Leon Lewis Freeman |
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Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 1933 |
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Author | : J. R. Lemon |
Publisher | : Southern Historical Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2021-11-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781639140435 |
By: J.R. Lemon, Pub. 1894, reprinted 2021, 186 pages, New Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-043-5. Marshall County was formed in 1842 from Calloway County. It lies in the far Western portion of the state surrounded by Calloway, Graves, McCracken, Trigg, Lyon and Livingston counties along with being a stone's throw from the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Due to its geography, settlers began showing up in this area around 1818, just after the Jackson Purchase of these lands from the Chickasaw Indians. The citizens of the county were sympatric to the Confederate side during the Civil War. Many of her residents belonged to the famous Kentucky Orphan Brigade. This book has many of the usual topics being discussed: early history, creation of the county, early settlements, government, churches, economics, early hangings and etc.. Over half of the book is devoted to biographical sketches of these early residents of the county.
Author | : Connie M. Huddleston |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738542843 |
In the early 19th century, settlers established ferries across the Tennessee River in Kentucky and grew crops, including corn and tobacco. Small communities formed around schools and crossroads. Cheap land prices and lust for westward expansion fueled population growth. In 1842, Marshall County was created and named for Chief Justice John Marshall. Over the next 100 years, some roadside communities grew into small, prosperous towns. James Love founded Birmingham, a port on the Tennessee River, which became the county's largest community. Downriver Gilbertsville profited from river traffic and rail transportation, while Hardin and Calvert City developed strictly around rail stops. Benton slowly matured as the county seat. Still the county was mostly rural farming communities until the devastating flood of 1937 brought the Tennessee Valley Authority to Gilbertsville to build Kentucky Dam.