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This week in Tennessee history

  • 1780 Thu Aug 6
    Sycamore Shoals / muster traditions

    East Tennessee muster traditions feed later pension depositions—pair place with year.

  • 1862 Sun Aug 9
    Kentucky campaign spillover

    Confederate heartland campaign affects northern Middle TN home fronts.

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On this day

This day in Tennessee history

  • 1796
    Post-statehood county clerk maturation (nearby: August 1)

    First decade of statehood is when many county series become continuous enough for routine genealogy.

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