Geography & Topography

Goodspeed’s Biography of Dr. Snowden B. Herbert

May 18, 2023 Bettye Liberty

Source: Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Snowden B. Herbert, M.D., of Wayland Springs, Tenn., is a native of Madison County, Ala., born 1828. He sided with his mother until seventeen years of age, and then came to Wayland Springs and read medicine under his brother, Dr. C. L. Herbert, for two years. Owing to ill health he was compelled to abandon the study of medicine, and for two years in government surveying,…

Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence County

May 17, 2023 Bettye Liberty

Transcribed by Reita Jones Burress from the original publication. Note: some contemporary spellings were retained. Source: Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Lawrence County belongs to the natural division known as the Highland Rim, the higher lands lying from the northeast to the southwest. From the general level there rises occasional bluffs 300 feet in height. The elevation above the sea level is about 70 0 or 800 feet. The general surface, however,…

May 14, 2023 Bettye Liberty

Lawrence County, like most other areas, is a melting pot of various nationalities. The greatest impact on the county was caused by several different migrations over the years. To begin, Lawrence County was settled by people largely from the Carolinas. These people were mostly farmers with a few tradesmen, such as harness makers, blacksmiths, and carpenters. The primary industries were sawmills, grist mills, cotton mills and iron ore mines. The arrival of the railroad in Lawrence County in 1883 helped…

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