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Weakley County
Historical Marker
Location
of sign - Court Square, Dresden, Tennessee
Photo
taken April 2008
Photo
courtesy of Jimmy Wayne
Text
of sign:
Weakley
County
Weakley
County was established Oct. 21, 1823, and named for Robert Weakley,
then Speaker of the State Senate. In 1825 John
Terrell
gave 39 acres for the county seat. Martin Lawler, Richard
Ridgeway, John R. Shultz, Perry Vincent and Mears Warner,
Commissioners,
planned the town of Dreaden named for the German birthplace of
Warner's father. Weakley County was one of
the
homes of Davey Crockett. Present courthouse, built in 1950 is
the fourth building to serve that function.
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