History of Washington County, Tennessee


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A bicentennial project, this chronicle will provide readers an overview of the long and often colorful past of Tennessee’s oldest county. In addition to numerous photographs, this comprehensive county history includes information on dozens of communities, religious denominations, clubs and organizations, museums, visitor centers and recreational sites, and more than 100 notable people.




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Washington County, Tennessee, Settlements of Estates


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Originally prepared by The Historical Records Survey, Works Progress Administration (WPA), in 1939, this work documents of the Estate Settlements for Washington County, between the years of 1790 and 1841. The information provided in these records include the names of deceased, Witnesses, creditors, debtors, property, amounts collected and paid, and much more. In many instances, the approximate net worth of an individual's estates can be determined by the inventories and court records and notations. Approximately 2,500 individuals listed in the indexes. Paperback, (1939), 2012, Index, 234 pp.