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Today in Tennessee History
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February 04
In 1819, An independent presbytery is formed in Dickson, Tennessee by ministers Finis Ewing, Samuel King, and Samuel McAdow. This was the beginning of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1962, St. Jude Children's Hospital opens in Memphis. Click here to learn more about St. Jude Children's Hospital. |
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February 4
In 1810, an independent presbytery is formed in Dickson, Tennessee by ministers Finis Ewing, Samuel King, and Samuel McAdow. This is the beginnings of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Click here to learn more about Cumberland Presbyterian. In 1962, St. Jude Children's Hospital opens in Memphis. Click here to learn more about St. Jude Children's Hospital. |
"Tennessee will not furnish a single man
for the purposes of coercion..."
Gov. Isham Harris, April 17, 1861