Cannon - Warren County Line Cannon County
Established 1836; named in honor of Newton Cannon Governor of Tennessee, 1835?39; Member ... [click for more]
Early IndustryOn Short Mountain, 7.1 mi., Henry Hoover & John Beeson established a millstone and grindstone factory in 1806. An inscription on a bluff of the mounta... [click for more]
Forrest Rested Here July 12, 1862Here Forrest, with his newly organized brigade of about 1400 calvarymen, halted for a short rest before making his successful raid on Federal forces a... [click for more]
Mister Jim CummingsBorn in Cannon County in 1890, James Harvey Cummings, known as ?Mr. Jim?, was a farmer, attorney, politician, and statesman. Having served in the Tenn... [click for more]