Lawrenceburg Tennessee

Over 30 percent of our labor force work in our diverse community of manufacturing companies, making products such as lawn and garden equipment, automotive parts, printed cartons, industrial racks, cheerleader uniforms and caskets, to name a few.  A large nationwide apparel distribution center here is testimony to the great location and network of modern highways serving the area.
 

Supporting the industrial community is a talent-laden pool of service industries with expertise in tool and die, industrial automation and robotics.
 

Travelers seeking an "off the beaten path" destination with fascinating glimpses of our nation's heritage will find Lawrence County an ideal place to visit.  David Crockett called Lawrence County home and a beautiful state park here bears his name.
 

Visitors love to see the Old Order Amish community in north Lawrence County where residents live 19th Century lifestyles and open their farms (except on Sundays and holy days) to those interested in buying their baked goods and handicrafts.
 

Lawrence County is also the birthplace of Southern Gospel Music and visitors to historic downtown Lawrenceburg can see where it all began at the James D. Vaughan Museum on the Square.  The downtown area also has a David Crockett statue and cabin and one of the only two Mexican War Monuments in the U.S.
 

Lawrence County was created October 21, 1817, by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly from mostly Indian Territory as a result of the Treaty of 1816 with the Chickasaw Indians.
 

The county seat, Lawrenceburg, was chosen in 1819 because of its proximity to the center of the county and the fact that Jackson's Military Road ran on the eastern edge of the town. In April, 1821, the road was changed to go through the center of the town. 
 

This road was a major thoroughfare from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee, and has played a significant role in the development of the county. The county and county seat were both named in honor of Captain James Lawrence, U.S. Naval hero of the War of 1812. 
 

One of the first commissioners and justices of the peace from Lawrence County was David Crockett. He ran a water-powered grist mill, powder mill and distillery in the area of the county that is now David Crockett State Park. Although he was only here for four or five years, David Crockett had a tremendous impact on the county and is a main attraction for tourists. 
 

In addition to the county seat of Lawrenceburg, other primary communities are presently Summertown, Henryville, Ethridge, Leoma, Loretto, St. Joe, West Point, and Iron City. Most of these were once major towns and their existence came about either because of Jackson's Military Road or due to iron ore mining. 
 

In 1944, the Amish people migrated to this area and have been an asset ever since. They are simple-living people, holding onto their strong religious and cultural beliefs. They do not believe in bearing arms, worldly pleasures, electricity, mechanical machinery or automobiles. They are farmers and skilled craftsmen, and one of this counties main tourist attractions. 
 

In Summertown, Tennessee, located on 3 square miles, Is The Farm is home to approximately 200 persons today. 
 

Founded in 1971 with a spiritual commitment to simple living and self-reliance, The Farm has pioneered a wide range of social and physical technologies appropriate to low-cost, high satisfaction community living. 
 

The community offers examples of right livelihood cottage industries, solar building design, permaculture, micro-enterprise, mushroom cultivation, composting and gardening, and regenerative hardwood forest management.