CAMPBELLSVILLE TIMES A publication of the Campbellsville Area Association
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Fourth Annual Heritage Festival, First 5k Run Successful Despite Rain
Campbellsville, Tenn.
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CAMPBELLSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION 2012 FESTIVAL CIVIL WAR HERITAGE CELEBRATED Each year at the Campbellsville Heritage Festival a Civil War encampment with firearms and artillery demonstrations, taking visitors back to the period in Campbellsville’s history when the War became quite personal. Once, Union troops burned stores, the blacksmith shop and the doctor’s office alleging retribution for bushwhackers. In the days leading to the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville, on Nov. 24, 1864, the Battle of Campbellsville saw heavy fighting, leaving dozens dead. A year before, in November 1863, Sam Davis, the Boy Hero of the Confederacy who was hanged at Pulaski, is believed to have spent the night before his capture near Campbellsville.
RUN THE ROLLING HILLS 5K The 2012 Campbellsville Heritage Festival kicked off at 10 a.m. on Oct. 6 with 60 participants in the first Run the Rolling Hills 5k. “Participants walked and ran across the same creek that Indians crossed when traveling on the Trail of Tears and down the same road that Yankees used for their retreat from Campbellsville during the Civil War,” said Jennifer Hickerson Stout, who along with her husband, Corey, organized the event.
RUN THE ROLLING HILLS 5K
CIVIL WAR HISTORY
SCOTTISH HERITAGE
The 2013 Heritage Festival and 5k is set for Saturday, Oct. 5.
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2012 Campbellsville Heritage Established during Giles County’s infancy, Campbellsville has survived as a Giles County community for two centuries, experiencing the ebb and flow of events that changed the nation and the world. Yet, the peaceful hamlet nestled beneath the tall hills of the Southern Highland Rim, surrounded by broad fields of rich, brown soil and nourished by the deep waters of Big Creek, has remained unchanged in its pride, beauty and hospitable nature. The Campbellsville Area Association, a nonprofit all-volunteer organization dedicated to preserving Campbellsville’s heritage and promoting its future, presented its fourth annual Campbellsville Heritage Festival on Oct. 6. Campbellsville is not a forgotten community, nor is it a community that has forgotten its past. For the past four years a growing crowd has descended upon the little burg to shop with vendors, learn as craftsmen demonstrate traditional methods, learn folk dancing, listen to musicians and vocalists perform, view vintage vehicles and gobble hot barbecue roasted on the spot. Opening ceremonies commenced at 11 a.m. with bagpipes and a color guard. Activities for the free event were spread along Campbellsville’s main thoroughfare along State Highway 166 North between the Campbellsville United Methodist Church and old town center. The Methodist Church’s Memorial Hall was transformed into a temporary museum with displays, photographs, Campbellsville School annuals, artifacts and genealogies offered for review. A self-directed driving tour highlighted Campbellsville’s historic places. The festival wrapped up around 5 p.m. as visitors relaxed in their lawn chairs and listened to the featured band.
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CAMPBELLSVILLE TIMES! Nathaniel Emerson Harley Shrader
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Dianne Colvett
Dawn Dunavant Misty Shrader Sommer Jaynes
Bethany Besse
Tracey Armstrong
Keith Kressenburg Madison Dunavant
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Campbellsville Businesses KEEPING 200+ YEARS OF COMMERCE ALIVE Over the past two centuries a variety of businesses have drawn customers to the heart of Campbellsville. T h e f i r s t c o m m e rc i a l enterprises were a powder mill built by Daniel Allen and a mill built by Jacob Byler. Hamilton Crockett Campbell raised a corn crop as early as 1809, continuing the agricultural tradition of most of Campbellsville’s settlers. Cotton and tobacco became important crops as well. In those early years there were cotton gins and general merchandise stores. There have been garages, blacksmiths, taverns, dairy farms, private academies, a tan yard, a bank, a post office and numerous doctors. An ax handle factory moved from Williamson County in 1896, boosting the t o w n ' s e c o n o m y. L a r g e numbers of horses, mules and cattle were raised and shipped to other areas. Clarence Campbell, a member of the Tennessee G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y, w a s instrumental in organizing a Short Horn Breeder's Association in 1920, which
shipped cows to breeders throughout the country. P r e s e n t l y, large contractors and do-it-yourself clients are served by Walls’ Lumber and Hardware, owned and operated by a descendant of some of Campbellsville’s first inhabitants. Tim Walls is a direct descendant of Henry K e l t n e r, w h o m o v e d t o Campbellsville from Virginia around 1810 and appears in the 1812 Giles County Tax List. He is also directly descended from North Carolina-born James Carrell, who fought in the War of 1 8 1 2 f r o m Wi l l i a m s o n County, Tenn., and moved to the Campbellsville area in 1823 with his wife, Nancy. Another direct ancestor of Tim Walls is Thomas Joines, a drummer in the War of 1812, and whose son, George W. Joines, served in the Confederate Army from Northern Giles County. Other early ancestors include the Owen, Carvell, Chapman and Ball families – all of whom settled around Big Creek and Campbellsville. In addition to a complete line of building materials, Walls’ Lumber and Hardware offers
construction and restoration services, equipment rental and more. On any given day, there’s a full crowd at Inman’s Stop & Chat, the local general store and eatery that offers everything from plate lunches to gasoline. There are always a few hands of rook being played by the locals and visitors brave enough to join in. Friday nights, fish and steak with all the requisite accompaniments are served inside a spacious dining area or readied for takeout. On warm Friday nights, bands sometime play in the open air between the Stop & Chat and the town’s historic spring. The free concerts feature bluegrass, country, pop or classic rock, with folks from miles around relaxing in lawn chairs under the stars. Cooler weather brings them inside, where artifacts and photos from the community’s history are on display year round. Owner Scottie Inman’s ancestors show up in Campbellsville-area census records within the first 25 years of the community’s founding.
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CAMPBELLSVILLE HISTORY NOTEBOOK
Lifelong educator and Campbellsvillian Helen Clare Morris Zuccarello was the only woman to ever serve as principal of Campbellsville High School. She was a mentor to many. She was born Dec. 18, 1901, and died, Aug. 4, 1996. She was married to Earl Collins Zuccarello, born Jan. 29, 1893, and died Dec. 14, 1960.
Married Nov. 20, 1935 Giles County, Tenn.
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From the Pulaski Citizen CAMPBELLSVILLE NEWS OF THE PAST Oct. 15, 1874, Pulaski Citizen
In Memoriam. From Campbellsville Lodge No. 403 I.O. G.T. Sister Herbert departed this life the first day of September, 1874. She lived to honor God and the church to which she belonged. She was one of the charter members belonging to this Lodge. Although her health was very poor, she was willing to give up all her wines and lend her influence to the great Temperance cause. To use her own language, she would willingly give up her stimulants that she used on account of her feeble health, if she could only influence one little boy to live soberly. The following resolutions were adopted by the Campbellsville Lodge No. 403 I.O.G.T. Resolved in the death of Sister Herbert we have submissively recognized the hand of a kind and loving Father whose ways are past finding out. In whose dealings with the children of men he doeth all things well. Resolved, that in the death of Sister Herbert, this Lodge has sustained the loss of a zealous, faithful and worthy member. She was a citizen whose love and regard for virtue accompanied her through all the walks of life, and as wife, sister and friend she was kind, affectionate and true. Resolved, that we tender our heartfelt condolence to the sorrowing husband. We express our sympathies and encourage him in his sad bereavement. We also encourage him to find consolation in the blessed fact that our sister rests with Jesus and the angelic host around our Father’s throne, where it becomes us to meet her. Resolved, that we wear the usual badge of surrounding for thirty days and these resolutions be entered on the minutes of this Lodge. Mrs. M. A Yokley Mrs. E.F. Campbell Mrs. E.C. Campbell
The I.O.G.T. International (formerly known as the International Organization of Good Templars and International Order of Good Templars and the Independent Order of Good Templars) is an international nongovernmental organization working in the field of temperance. The I.O.G.T. originated as one of a number of fraternal organizations for temperance or total abstinence founded in the 19th century and with a structure modeled on Freemasonry, using similar ritual and regalia. Unlike many, however, it admitted men and women equally, and also made no distinction by race. The 1870 U.S. Federal Census for Giles County, Tenn., District 19, Campbellsville, listed Robert N. Herbert, born ca. 1843, and Mary W. Herbert, born 1846. He was a physician with real estate valued at $375 and personal property at $500. The census was taken on June 16, 1870. The Herberts stated that they had married in December of the previous year. He was a Civil War veteran. CAA. 10653 Campbellsville Rd. Pulaski. TN. 38478 | 931.363.8774 | www.campbellsvilletn.com
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Campbellsville Happenings NEWS FROM THE CAMPBELLSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION
Tennessee Civil War Trails Marker Commemorates Battle of Campbellsville
UPCOMING EVENTS
2012 Nov. 4 – 3 p.m. Campbellsville Area Association monthly meeting; Campbellsville United Methodist Church memorial Hall. Free to public. Nov. 9 – 6 p.m. Rock-a-Diddy Band, Inman’s Stop and Chat. Free music. Food $. Open to public. Nov. 10 – 9 a.m. Giles County Trail of Tears Memorial Festival, Trail of Tears Interpretive Center & Memorial Park, Pulaski. Free to public.
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Thanks to support from the Giles County Historical Society and individual donors, as well as proceeds from CAA activities such as pancake breakfasts, an interpretive marker highlighting Civil War activities in and around Campbellsville will be erected on property donated by Mark Dunavant near the community’s historic spring. Tim Walls of Walls’ Lumber & Hardware is donating the work of preparing the site for a concrete pad. Derris Johns of Mid-South Concrete is donating the concrete, and David Dickey of Dickey Concrete is donating the work of pouring and finishing the concrete. ADA-approved parking and signage will be addressed, and Lee Curtis of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development will photograph the completed work and review required paperwork. Author and historian David Vandyke has submitted a draft of the marker's interpretive text. Dr. C. Van West of M.T.S.U.’s center for Historic Preservation will meet with Vandyke and CAA Chairman Maurice E. Woodard to finalize details. An unveiling celebration will be held in spring 2013. The public may continue to support the marker project by donating to the annual maintenance fund, which is required by the state. The maintenance cost is $200 per year.
CAA Seeking 501c3 Nonprofit Status from IRS
Soon all donations to further the work of the CAA will be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. Plan 2013 budgets for supporting the mission of this organization, which is to preserve the past and promote the future of Campbellsville.
Seeking Volunteers, New Members and Renewed Members for 2012 Dues: $5 Rewards: Priceless
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