Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from December 16, 1871 • Fulton County Court met during the past week and appointed Levi Heath to oversee the Kirk Road section and Q. M. T. Salmon oversee the Upper River Road from the Hickman City limits to the county line. • A topographer of the Post Office Department wrote the U. S. Postmaster requesting a map of the neighborhood of Reelfoot Lake with intentions to supply mail service to the region. • Allen Pinkerton detectives arrived in Hickman on December 15th and were reported tp be on the trail of the…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from December 9, 1871 • The value of real estate in Hickman has shown great improvement, particularly near the riverfront where the proposed railroad station and wharf are to be constructed. New commercial and retail buildings were to be constructed by the companies of W. L. McCutchen, J. Amberg and Bondurant & Drury. Several brick structures three stories in height were to begin construction in the spring. • The Hickman City Council met on December 6th. Wharfmaster W. L. Gardner reported $52.00 in fees were collected during the past month. Joseph Amberg was…