TIPTON COUNTY | Reported by John R Sloan. Covington, Tenn., Aug. 28. – Tipton is one of the five West Tennessee counties bordering on the Mississippi river, and is noted for the fertility of its soil and the extent, variety and value of its forests. Covington, the county seat, is situated on the plateau slope…
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Tipton County, Tennessee
Counties of Tennesseeby Austin P. Foster, A.M.Assistant State Librarian and Archivist TIPTON COUNTY was erected on October 29, 1823, from the Western District and named “in memory of Capt. Jacob Tipton, who fell at St. Clair’s defeat.” By the act which created this county provision was made that the county and circuit court should meet…
Randolph, Tennessee
Rollin’ On The RiverDo You Remember the Good Ole Days? by Helen Ballard FORWARD The interest, kindness and assistance offered me generously by Russell Bailey, Terry and Sheryl Rose, of Covington, Tennessee, have enabled me to collect the background material for this book. It contains a small portion of Civil War History of Randolph. And…
Memories of Island 35 by Gladys Byford Turner
Tipton County TennesseebyGladys Byford TurnerCastle BooksPublishers of Biographies The Island Before My Time ISLAND 35: When I started writing this book, I planned to write as I knew the island in the years I lived there, starting with what information I had read about, like when it was settled, when the post office was established,…
Between The River and The Slough
Our Tennessee Towns, One of a SeriesIn Reverie, they never know what trick the deadly Mississippi will pull next. Each may be the last one – for the town.Story and Pictures by Bob Kollar Like vesuvius at Pompeii, The River is always there, beautiful and dangerous. The River, and its little brother, The Slough. To…
Shank Memories of Reverie (Part 2)
Shank Memories of Reverie (Part 1)
My fascination with Reverie started along time ago with Dad telling stories about the ferry and the island. I’d tell him I wanted to see it but he would tell me none of it was there anymore. I guess by that time, things had changed. Recently, while rummaging through forums and documents on ancestry.com, I…
Famous Randolph of 1835 and 1921
ONCE PROUD LITTLE CAPITAL PASSES INTO HISTORY Surrenders Charter After An Existence of Ninety Years – Spacious Harbor Once Crowded With Craft – Destroyed by Federal Troops During Civil War – Once a Rival of Memphis For Supremacy. (By J. H. Curtis, in Memphis Commercial Appeal, Sunday April 17.) Randolph, once the proud and haughty…
Town of Burlison Tennessee
Town of Burlison is a relatively new town, having been incorporated in 1965 although the community is at least one hundred years older. It all began with the Symrna Baptist Church. The church and adjoining graveyard became the focal point of the area and a community grew-up around it. By 1881 the community had grown…
Town of Garland Tennessee
Town of Garland was established sometime in the early 1870’s. In 1872 a post office was opened in the Archer Store there and it was named “Garland” in honor of Dr. John C. Garland, a noted physician in the village. On February 14, 1913, Garland was incorporated by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly….