Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 20, 1874 Workmen that had torn down the Ledgwick Block in Hickman during the past week found remnants of silver and lead type settings from the old Hickman Courier where the past press office was located prior to being destroyed by Union troops during the Civil War. Small tenement houses in Hickman were quickly being occupied and new residences were being constructed in East Hickman by Plaut & Brothers and W. B. Benny to meet the demand of new families moving to the city. Some citizens complained that the West Hickman…
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The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will meet on Saturday June 22nd in the Fellowship Hall (enter on the backside of the building) of The First Christian Church of Murray, 111 N. Fifth St., Murray, Kentucky. beginning at 10:30 am. The program will be presented by the Rev. Dr. Bruce W. Dobyns who will share a short History of the Campbell Stone, or Restoration Movement in America, that gave birth to the Capella Churches of Christ, the Christian Churches and Church of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). All of which have played an important role in the history…