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LYNNVILLE The first se lements of Lynnville were made on Lynn Creek and Robe son Fork Creek. John Laird came in December 1809 and se led a half-mile no h of Old Lynnville (Waco). He built a brick home, which is still being used, a store and a grist mill. In 1811, he built the first co on gin run by water power in No h Giles County. Lynnville got its name from Lynn Creek, so called for the linden or linn trees that grew along its bank. Old Lynnville was laid off on Lynn Creek about 1810. It was on the old stagecoach pike that connected Nashville, Tennessee, and Decatur, Alabama. Old Lynnville flourished until much of the town was burned and destroyed during the Civil War. A po ion of the 16th Union Army Corps was stationed at Lynnville, where ea hworks were thrown up on east hill. Rifle pits and elevations for cannons can still be easily traced. Hood’s army, protected by Forrest’s cavalry, passed through Lynnville on its retreat south a er the Ba le of Franklin. In 1860, the Central-Southern Railroad was completed just 1 mile east of Old Lynnville. The old town began to move to the railroad, and a new town was begun. On Feb. 14, 1907, New Lynnville was incorporated. Today, Lynnville serves as one of the most historic areas in Giles County and has a population of 345. The new Lynnville Railroad Museum, featuring a completely restored depot, adds nostalgic charm to the downtown area. An antique steam locomotive, coach, flat car and caboose complete the area’s premier tourist a raction.

MINOR HILL Until the treaty of September 1816, the land around Minor Hill belonged to the Chickasaw Indians. The few white se lers that did try to move into the area were driven out by soldiers. Eventually the family of Joseph Minor lived at the top of a hill in the area, and as pa s of the land were later sold off, they were called Minor Land. The area later became known as Minor Hill. Sam Davis, the “Boy Hero” of the Civil War, was captured by the Union Army at Minor Hill. A small park area where the capture occurred has a marble marker recounting the event. Minor Hill had become a village by Sept. 6, 1870, when the post office was established. The first school was located across the creek near a cave. The one-room log schoolhouse was later moved to the top of Minor Hill and conve ed into a family dwelling. Although Minor Hill was one of the last towns established in the county, it weathered the Depression. It’s one of the five incorporated cities and has a population of 437. LIMESTONE COUNTY Located in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in no hern Alabama, Limestone County was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on Feb. 6, 1818. Limestone County is west of Madison County, no h of the Tennessee River and east of the western boundary line of Range 6, west of the basis meridian of the county. An act of the state General Assembly on Nov. 27, 1821, gave to the county all of the land belonging to Lauderdale County in the fork of the Tennessee and Elk Rivers. Today Limestone County is bounded on the no h by the state of Tennessee, on the east by Madison County, on the south by Morgan and Lawrence counties, and on the west by Lauderdale County. The name of the county comes from the creek that flows through it, whose bed is of hard limestone. Athens was chosen as the county seat in 1819.

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