Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 24, 1871 • Workmen commenced building a market house in Hickman. • The assessment for the new city jail in Hickman amounted to $3,000. • A railroad from Hickman to Tiptonville along the Mississippi River was discussed by businessmen of both communities and a company was to be organized to initiate funding for the rail line. • The citizens of Hickman eagerly prepared for the upcoming County Fair. • A Temperance Celebration occurred on July 17th in Hickman. A procession marched under the leadership of John C. Steele as marshal to…
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The Jackson Purchase Historical Society will hold a virtual meeting on Saturday, June 26 via ZOOM. The meeting will begin at 10:30, but individuals can sign in beginning at 10:00 am. Well-known Kentucky historian Sam Terry IV will speak on “The Veep as the Merry Widower.” His presentation will discuss Alben W. Barkley’s latter years as the “Merry Widower” and his marriage to Jane Rucker Hadley, who wrote a book — “I Married The Veep.” To register for the Zoom session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vde6rqjMtG9Vg9hyvIBfSCuj3wDipQVtz Alben W. Barkley was born in a log house in Wheel, Graves County, in 1877 and was raised…