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County Seat of Weakley Home of the Tennessee Iris Festival |
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Dresden is the County Seat of Weakley County. It was named after Dresden, Germany, the birthplace of Mears Warner's Father. Mears was the commissioner who came to layout the town. In April of 1825 a public sale of lots took place. There were 90 lots with a central block for the Court House. See Courthouse. |
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Iris Festival PARADE 2004 - - Iris FLOWER SHOW 2004 - Iris Festival 2003 - - Iris Festival 2002 - - |
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BOOK online - "Journey into
Yesterday" Dresden, Tennessee Sesquicentennial 1825 -
1975 |
| HUGHES Historical Speech 4th of July 1825 Dresden, Tennessee |
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Weakley
County Courthouse, old courthouse photos |
| Alexander & Brasfield Drugstore - photo |
| Dresden Early 1900's in front of Courthouse - photo |
| Around the Old Train Station - photos of old buildings 1970 |
| Postcards - Dresden 1930 - 1940 period |
| The Thomas I. Little WATER PLANT |
| 1914 Unknown photo - buggy |
| 185th
Anniversary
of Weakley County & 60th of currant
Courthouse |
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Weakley
County
Courthouse photo |
| 1871
Lynching - outside of Dresden
at Ralston Station |
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