Difference between revisions of "Maury County, Tennessee"
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Maury County was relatively prosperous in the early nineteenth century due to its rich soils.<ref name="Tennessee Encyclopedia article on Maury County" /> Important products included cotton, tobacco and livestock. Maury County was the third most populous county in Tennessee in 1830<ref name="1830 Census">[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100872310 U.S. Department of State. ''Abstract of the Fifth Census of the United States, 1830.'' Washington, The Globe Office, 1832 Web (hathitrust.org). 22 Jan. 2021.]</ref> and the second most populous (behind only Davidson County) in the 1840 Census.<ref name="1840 Census">[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101976232 U.S. Department of State, ''Compendium of the enumeration of inhabitants and statistics of the United States.'' Washington, Thomas Allen, 1841. Web (hathitrust.org). 22 Jan. 2021]</ref><ref name="Tennessee Encyclopedia article on Maury County" /> Before Nashville was chosen in 1843, locals hoped that [[Columbia, Tennessee | Columbia]] (which is near the geographical center of the state) might become the state capital.<ref>Turner, ''supra'' at 16.</ref><ref>[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001874458 Robbins, D.P. ''Century Review: 1805-1905, Maury County, Tennesssee.'' Columbia, Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 1905. Web (hathitrust.org). 22 Jan. 2021.</ref> | Maury County was relatively prosperous in the early nineteenth century due to its rich soils.<ref name="Tennessee Encyclopedia article on Maury County" /> Important products included cotton, tobacco and livestock. Maury County was the third most populous county in Tennessee in 1830<ref name="1830 Census">[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100872310 U.S. Department of State. ''Abstract of the Fifth Census of the United States, 1830.'' Washington, The Globe Office, 1832 Web (hathitrust.org). 22 Jan. 2021.]</ref> and the second most populous (behind only Davidson County) in the 1840 Census.<ref name="1840 Census">[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101976232 U.S. Department of State, ''Compendium of the enumeration of inhabitants and statistics of the United States.'' Washington, Thomas Allen, 1841. Web (hathitrust.org). 22 Jan. 2021]</ref><ref name="Tennessee Encyclopedia article on Maury County" /> Before Nashville was chosen in 1843, locals hoped that [[Columbia, Tennessee | Columbia]] (which is near the geographical center of the state) might become the state capital.<ref>Turner, ''supra'' at 16.</ref><ref>[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001874458 Robbins, D.P. ''Century Review: 1805-1905, Maury County, Tennesssee.'' Columbia, Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 1905. Web (hathitrust.org). 22 Jan. 2021.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:38, 22 January 2021
Maury County is a county in the State of Tennessee. The county seat is Columbia. The estimated population of Maury County in 2019 was 96,387.[1]
History
Maury County was established by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly dated November 16, 1807.[2][3][4][5] Maury County was created out of parts of Williamson County and the act creating it also instructed its first county commissioners to found the town of Columbia on the Duck River to serve as its seat.[6] Maury County is named after Abram Maury, Jr., a planter who served as a state senator from Williamson County, who was also a founder of the town of Franklin, Tennessee.[3][7] Prior to 1806, title to the lands of the Duck River valley were held by the Cherokee Nation; their claims were relinquished by the Third Treaty of Tellico (1805) and the Treaty of Washington (1806).[4][8] Giles, Lawrence, and Lewis Counties were later carved out (in part or whole) of Maury County land.[9]
Maury County was relatively prosperous in the early nineteenth century due to its rich soils.[3] Important products included cotton, tobacco and livestock. Maury County was the third most populous county in Tennessee in 1830[10] and the second most populous (behind only Davidson County) in the 1840 Census.[11][3] Before Nashville was chosen in 1843, locals hoped that Columbia (which is near the geographical center of the state) might become the state capital.[12][13]
Slavery in Maury County was a key ingredient to the county's early success.[2]
