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Tennessee AHGP Information Weakly, County, Tennessee Situated in the n. w. part of the state, and contains 680 sq. ms. Drained by numerous branches of Obion r., which flows into Mississippi r. Capital, Dresden. There were in 1840, neat cattle 9,931, sheep 5,882, swine 24,085; wheat 44,229 bush, produced, rye 1,240, Indian corn 454,248, oats 64,421, potatoes 22,849, tobacco 462,936 pounds, cotton 24,167; 11 stores, cap. $77,000; 2 tanneries, 6 distilleries, 2 flouring m., 10 grist m., 9 saw m., 1 printing office, 1 weekly newspaper. Cap. in manufac. $32,950. 4 acad. 117 students, 14 sch. 295 scholars. Pop. whites 8,072, slaves 1,796, free col'd 2; total, 9,870. Dresden, p-v., Capital of Weakly County, Tennessee, 122 w. by n. Nashville, 808 W. Situated on one of the head branches of Obion r. It contains a court house and several dwellings. Read More about Tennessee Counties and Towns © Tennessee American History and Genealogy Project
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