Beardstown, Tennessee

Beardstown is an unincorporated community located entirely within the city limits of Lobelville, Tennessee.

History

Beardstown was formerly host to an elementary school, post office, and a store. The school was closed in 1988 with the consolidation of public schools in Perry County.

In 1864, a skirmish known as the Battle of Beardstown was fought partly in an area currently occupied by a golf course in Beardstown between Confederate and Union forces during the American Civil War. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "The Battle of Beardstown". Lobelville, Tennessee. City of Lobelville. 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

Coordinates: 35°42′44″N 87°47′57″W / 35.71222°N 87.79917°W / 35.71222; -87.79917

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