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Dr. William Harrison McCord House
It’s been quite some time since I featured an Eagleville home! The Dr. William Harrison McCord House was built between 1880 and 1882. McCord was a surgeon in the Civil War and later settled in Eagleville as a local physician. He married Sarah Macon Williams in 1868 and was given around 199 acres of land…
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Eagleville Church Dates Back to 1794
This tiny little church in Eagleville, Tennessee may not look like much, but would you believe that it was established in 1794? That’s 2 years before Tennessee even became a state! The church and graveyard are built on a land grant issued to Captain John Byler in 1810. The recorded minutes of the church began…
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Eagleville Home Dates to 1700s
Believe it or not, this is the oldest house that I’ve seen so far! This is the Absalom Scales house in Eagleville, Tennessee. Absalom had a rolling 600 acres of land in the rual town and built a four-room home from yellow poplar. After his death in 1835, his son Noah enlarged the home and…
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Eagleville Farm Dates Back to 1847
Take a look at William B. Jordan Farm, now known as Cedar Hall Farm in Eagleville, TN! In 1847, William Jordan aquired 375 acres of land and began to build this home for his family. It was construced by the slaves on the Jordan farm and took around 3 years to complete. The lumber for…
