Lincoln County, Tennessee
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From the book ''Heritage of Lincoln County, Tennessee'', Page 1 : | From the book ''Heritage of Lincoln County, Tennessee'', Page 1 : | ||
− | "Before 1806, the area around LCT was a wilderness and | + | "Before 1806, the area around LCT was a wilderness and uninhabited. There may have been a little scouting into the area from N. Alabama, the Mississippi Territory, but no settlers. |
"The first official record we find of persons in the area was in early 1806 when a survey party led by a young surveyor named James Bright, who had been given the job by his uncle, William P. Anderson, then living in Nashville. | "The first official record we find of persons in the area was in early 1806 when a survey party led by a young surveyor named James Bright, who had been given the job by his uncle, William P. Anderson, then living in Nashville. |