History of Carroll County Tennessee United States of America

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On October 19, 1818, Andrew Jackson and Isaac Shelby made a treaty with the Chickasaw Indians whereby all their lands east of the Mississippi River were ceded to the United States. Their lands within the limits of Tennessee became the Western District of this state and, on November 7, 1821, an act33 was passed entitled, "An Act to form and establish new counties west of the Tennessee River." Under the provisions of this act Carroll County was formed and named in honor of Gen. William Carroll, who was governor of the state at that time. It was organized on March 11, 1822, at the house of R. E. C. Dougherty, where the first Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions was held. Huntingdon, near the center of the county, was selected as the county seat and the first session of the court was held there in a log courthouse on December 9, 1822.

The first settlers came from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, some locating as early as 1820.

This county furnished a company for the war with Mexico and several companies to each side in the War between the States.

Statistics of Carroll County: Population, 1920, 24,361. Assessed valuation of taxable property, 1921, $12,243,353. Area, 600 square miles. Number of farms, 4,141. Railway mileage, 68. Surface generally level, and there is considerable timber. Corn, cotton, wheat, fruits, and live stock are staple products. Fruit growing and poultry raising are profitable industries. Huntingdon, the county seat, has a population of 1,121, has good public and private schools, two newspapers, two banks, electric lights and waterworks, manufacturing establishments and stores. McKenzie, another town, has a population of 1,630, and is on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. It has fine schools, a weekly paper, churches, and prosperous business establishments. Truck growing is one of the leading industries in Carroll County. Scholastic population, 8,331; high schools, 10; elementary schools, 90.

From: Moore, John Trotwood. Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL, USA: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1923.

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