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Tennessee AHGP Information White, County, Tennessee Situated in the central part of the state, and contains 672 sq. ms. Drained by Caney Fork of Cumberland r. and its branches. Capital, Sparta. There were in 1840, neat cattle 9,709, sheep 8,970, swine 34,277; wheat 51,082 bush, produced, rye 6,691, Ind. corn 405,149, oats 85,899, potatoes 15,563, tobacco 23,014 pounds, cotton 8,193, sugar 1,096; 8 stores, cap. $35,600; 2 forges, 68 tanneries, 32 distilleries, 3 potteries, 10 flouring m., 21 grist m., 13 saw m., 1 printing office, 1 weekly newspaper. Cap. in manufac. $20,865. Pop. whites 9,640, slaves 933, free col'd 174; total, 10,747. Sparta, p-v., Capital of White County, Tennessee, 83 e. by s. Nashville, 598 W. Situated on a branch of Caney fork of Cumberland r., and contains a court house, jail, a church, and about 350 inhabitants.
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