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In 1784 [[Daniel Smith (surveyor)|Daniel Smith]] received a land grant from the state of [[North Carolina]] in payment for surveying Middle Tennessee. (North Carolina at the time claimed its boundaries extended to this territory across the Appalachian Mountains.) He began work on his house later known as [[Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee)|Rock Castle]], but it was not completed until 1796. Due to his surveying trips, he frequently was gone on long journeys, and his wife supervised much of the construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicrockcastle.com/meetthefamily.html |title=Family History of General Daniel Smith|access-date=May 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424211243/http://www.historicrockcastle.com/meetthefamily.html|archive-date=April 24, 2012}}</ref> |
In 1784 [[Daniel Smith (surveyor)|Daniel Smith]] received a land grant from the state of [[North Carolina]] in payment for surveying Middle Tennessee. (North Carolina at the time claimed its boundaries extended to this territory across the Appalachian Mountains.) He began work on his house later known as [[Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee)|Rock Castle]], but it was not completed until 1796. Due to his surveying trips, he frequently was gone on long journeys, and his wife supervised much of the construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicrockcastle.com/meetthefamily.html |title=Family History of General Daniel Smith|access-date=May 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424211243/http://www.historicrockcastle.com/meetthefamily.html|archive-date=April 24, 2012}}</ref> |
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In 1790, William Henderson settled in [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner County]] and later became the namesake of the town. It was a trading center for the county, which was devoted to the production of tobacco and hemp as commodity crops, and blood livestock: both horses and cattle. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Monthaven]] was used by Union troops as a field hospital, as they occupied Middle Tennessee from 1862 to 1870. In the late 20th century, this historic home was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Even before the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] of January 1863, refugee slaves with their families found their way to Union lines in the state in search of freedom. The Army established a contraband camp near Hendersonville, to offer shelter to the freedmen, help them with supplies and food, and sign them up to work for wages for the Army, often building defenses. Missionary societies helped teach both adults and children among the slaves. |
In 1790, William Henderson settled in [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner County]] and later became the namesake of the town. It was a trading center for the county, which was devoted to the production of tobacco and hemp as commodity crops, and blood livestock: both horses and cattle. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Monthaven]] was used by Union troops as a field hospital, as they occupied Middle Tennessee from 1862 to 1870. In the late 20th century, this historic home was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Even before the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] of January 1863, refugee slaves with their families found their way to Union lines in the state in search of freedom. The Army established a contraband camp near Hendersonville, to offer shelter to the freedmen, help them with supplies and food, and sign them up to work for wages for the Army, often building defenses. Missionary societies helped teach both adults and children among the slaves.
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