Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from December 7, 1872 The stockholders of the Fulton County Agricultural and Mechanical Association held a meeting at the Hickman City Hall on November 23rd for the purpose of electing officers. The following were elected board members, W. L. Alexander, Sr., A. H. Scarce, John R. McGehee, George W. Puckett, Charles Baltzer, J. H. Davis, H. A. Tyler, G. S. Miles, M. D. Johnson, J. H. Dodds, and J. W. Mayes. The next meeting was set for December 21st. Pile driving recommenced on the Hickman wharf and the railroad authorities plan to have it completed…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from November 30, 1872 The President of the Holly Springs & Brownsville Railroad visited Hickman with a survey party to consult with the stockholders of the Mississippi Levee Company to construct a narrow-gauge railroad from Hickman to Friendship, Tennessee to connect to their mainline. The cost of the project was estimated at $300,000 and would include 14 miles of levee. It was proposed that Lake, Obion, and Dyer counties in Tennessee would raise $200,000 from levee taxes and Fulton County $100,000. The President assured those present that the rail line would be completed by the…