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Ashwood, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMaury

Ashwood is an unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

Pine Hill.
St. John's Episcopal Church.

Location

It is located six miles southwest of Columbia, Tennessee.[2]

History

Ashwood Hall, Bishop Leonidas Polk's plantation house, was built in the community in 1833–1837.[3] Another mansion, Pine Hill, was built here in 1838.[4] St. John's Episcopal Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built from 1839 to 1842.[5]

A post office called Ashwood was established in 1841.[6] The community derives its name from the Ashwood Hall plantation.[7] In the 1840s, the community included a "gristmill, hemp factory, sawmill, and other Polk enterprises."[2]

The post office closed down in 1956.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashwood, Tennessee
  2. ^ a b Garrett, Jill K. (Spring 1970). "St. John's Church, Ashwood". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 29 (1): 3–23. JSTOR 42623126.
  3. ^ Jones, Wilmer L. (2004). Generals in Blue and Gray: Davis's generals. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-275-98324-6.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pine Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  5. ^ "Maury County Historic Sites". Maury County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Maury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

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