A centuries-old copy of the first property transactions of European settlers in what would become our Washington County, Tennessee, is finally back home, and weâre glad to have it.
The hand-transcribed copy of Deed Book A was sent to Nashville during an 1897 Tennessee centennial celebration as an artifact from Washington County to represent the areaâs rich history. After the celebration, the state, considering the book to be state property, moved it to the state Library and Archives in Nashville, where it stayed until this week.
According to local historians and officials, however, the important historical record was only loaned to the state for the centennial. They launched a campaign to have it returned to the county and, with our state representatives pleading our case, the state capitulated.
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Gov. Bill Lee praised what he called Tennessee’s “exceptionalism” during a celebration of Tennessee’s 225th anniversary of statehood on Tuesday evening in front of the Washington County Courthouse.