Ashwood, Tennessee
Ashwood, Tennessee | |
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Unincorporated community | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Maury |
Ashwood is an unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]
Pine Hill.
St. John's Episcopal Church.
Location
It is located six miles southwest of Columbia, Tennessee.[2]
History
Ashwood Hall, Bishop Leonidas Polk's plantation house, was built in the community in 1833-1837.[3] Another mansion, Pine Hill, was built here in 1838.[4]St. John's Episcopal Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built from 1839 to 1842.[5]
A post office called Ashwood was established in 1841.[6] The community derives its name from the Ashwood Hall plantation.[7] In the 1840s, the community included a "gristmill, hemp factory, sawmill, and other Polk enterprises."[2]
The post office closed down in 1956.[6]
References
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashwood, Tennessee
^ ab Garrett, Jill K. (Spring 1970). "St. John's Church, Ashwood". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 29 (1): 3–23. JSTOR 42623126. (Registration required (help))..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Jones, Wilmer L. (2004). Generals in Blue and Gray: Davis's generals. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-275-98324-6.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pine Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2018. With accompanying pictures
^ "Maury County Historic Sites". Maury County Historical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
^ ab "Maury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
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Coordinates: 35°34′46″N 87°08′38″W / 35.5795°N 87.1439°W / 35.5795; -87.1439
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