Make one Mistake and------ You will note below that the message re the Hardin County Historical Society meeting was posted on the 13th, but didn't get on the net until today or yesterday. The server for TNHARDIN and several other lists has been down for a week or so. We had a very good meeting and I am sorry if some of you missed because I didn't get the message to you. We did advertise in the local paper for a couple of weeks. I will try to get a more advanced warning of the next meeting. The latest Historian is out and you should be getting your copy in the mail if you didn't attend the meeting. Ronney is doing a great job with the Historian, using a new format which really looks great. Back issues are available from Ronney. Please get in touch with Ronney, me or any of the officers if you would like to join the society. David Cagle, President Hardin County Historical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: David Cagle <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 6:41 PM Subject: [TNHARDIN] Hardin County Historical Society > The Hardin County Historical Society will meet in the Welch Room of the > Hardin County Library in Savannah at 7:00 pm on Thursday the 16th of > October. Our speaker, Jeff Wilkes, will lead a discussion of Steamboats and > Steamboat Landings in Hardin County. > > In the early days, the Steamboat traveling the Tennessee River was Hardin > County's connection to the outside world. There were more than 40 > identifiable landings along the Tennessee in Hardin County. Some times > these boats brought more than passengers and prosperity. In November of > 1872 a boat stopped at Wells Landing with a passenger who had smallpox. > Before the epidemic could be quashed in March of 1873, 29 citizens were > dead including two Doctors who worked with the sick. Directly or > indirectly, most every family in Hardin County was affected by this epidemic > in the Cerro Gordo area. > > See you at the meeting. > David > > > > ==== TNHARDIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Hardin County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at > http://www.hardinhistory.com/history/ > >