Dickson Community

On June 2, 2009 residents of Dickson County gathered to celebrate a piece of local history.  The Grand Opening of the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum was held at Holland Park under cloudless skies.  Jerry Smith, Master of Ceremonies, opened with some information about the hotel.  The hotel’s name comes from its being the birthplace of [...]

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Update: The Dickson County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 6:30 on Monday, October 5, at the historic East Side Community Center on East Side Road. The speaker will be Mark Tummins, a resident of Dickson County, who serves as the Director of Recreational Services with the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation. The [...]

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Old Spencer Mill is a private recreational facility offering a 4,000 square foot rustic indoor banquet and chuck wagon buffet for weddings, parties, reunions, or business meetings with on-site catering. Musical entertainment and hayrides are available as well as grounds for camping or scouting activities. Living history programs are also available to show how pioneers [...]

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Dickson County was established in 1803 and was the 25th county of Tennessee’s 95 counties. On October 25th, 1803, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill creating Dickson County. Our county was formed from parts of Montgomery and Robertson counties. Dickson County was named for William Dickson, a Nashville doctor and statesman who served in [...]

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Religion is a word that almost defies any consensual definition. Most people reflect some of their own religious beliefs, or at least those of their own culture, in defining religion. Baptist and Presbyterians both claim the first congregations in Tennessee. Dickson County played a pivotal role in the development of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Most [...]

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Tennessee City, located approximately ten miles west of Dickson, originated during the Civil War in the 1860′s. Initially the area was known as Gillam and had a population of approximately fifty. A railroad was built through Gillam after the war. Routine stops were made which led to the name Gillam Station. The name change to [...]

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