Alan's and Jackie's 2005 new house in TN
We decided that Fairfield Glade was too restrictive for our new passion of Wags and Whiskers Pet Rescue, so we bought about 3 acres in a new subdivision near the historic community of Big Lick in Cumberland County, TN. We plan on moving in by mid January.
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About the Big Lick Community ....
Many of the farms are still here, but the community has lost its name. Here is some background from local history sources:
From Cumberland County's
First One Hundred Years:
The first settlers are said to have been Louis Bennett, The Richardsons, the
Whiteheads, the Williams, Dick Morris and J Vervalin, all of whom came between
1820 and 1830. The name, Big Lick, came from a salt lick. The original name was
"Deer Lick", but the lick grew very large and so the name was changed
to Big Lick.
The first school was called Grey Ridge and the first church (established 1882 by
Hiram Proctor) was the Buck Snort Baptist. They were followed by the Oak Grove
School (1884) and church. The first post office was across from the deer lick;
it was opened on October 4, 1875, with Louis Bennett as postmaster, and closed
April 30, 1955. . . .
From A Tapestry of Cumberland County Tennessee:
Through the Pages of Time: Big Lick
As westward migration Sept across the state in the 1800's, families found
themselves following roads and trails into lands unknown. Discovering bountiful
vast lands and a pleasing climate, many settlers abandoned their journey west
and started their new lives in the hills of Tennessee. These settlers
formed the early communities which make up the cities and populated areas we
have today. Such is the case with Big Lick, a farming community located off US
12 South toward Bledsoe County, 14 miles from Crossville. Making their
homes in an isolated portion of Cumberland County, the area's earliest families
-- the Bennetts, Richardsons, Whiteheads and Williams -- began to form in the
1920's - 1830's a community centered around farming, church and family.
Locating a natural salt lick in the area, settlers named their community
"Deer Lick" As the community grew, in size, people started calling the
area Big Lick.
Recounting the early days of the Big Lick community, Crossville resident Roy
Hall stated, "You had to make do with what you had." Growing up in an
isolated area 14 miles from Crossville, Mr. Hall watched the small community
grow into a prosperous farm district. Most of the 50 families in the area
were farmers, recalled Mr. Hall, and lived off the land, which once the home of
buffalo, deer, elk, muskrats and other wildlife of long ago. "We
raised what we ate and ate what we raised." laughed Mr. Hall. The general
income a family averaged approximately $100 per year in the mid 1930's which
came from the sale of chickens, eggs and such.
Farm tracts were small the resident stated. The Homestead Project had purchased
much to the land and broken it up to sell in tracts for $3-$7 per acre. Money
gained from this project, along with a three percent interest charge, went back
to the organization for purchasing More land or equipment farmers could lease. .
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