2023 Sep 22, James D. Vaughn, Old Jail Museums and David Crockett's Log Cabin Lawrenceburg, TN

 Today, we rode to Lawrenceburg.

Our granddaughter didn't have school today and wanted to visit a museum. 

She has become interested in museums just this year, so we are always looking for a new one to visit.

Today, we went to the James David Vaughn Museum located at the 

Visitor Center 31 Public Square Lawrenceburg, TN 38464. 

Opened Monday-Friday 9:30–11 A.M. and 1–3 P.M. Call to get an appointment (931)762-8991 

A Piano, Microphone, and Worship and Service Hymns of James D. Vaughn 

Sheets of his music: Gospel Chime, Working on the Road, Hills of Tennessee, Jesus Forgives and Forgets, I Believe in the Lord, Jesus is All I Need, Talk it Over with Jesus, Love Lifted Me, My Loved One is waiting on me, Heaven Must be my new home, and O what a blessing he is to me.

Vaughn School of Music 

David Crockett Log Cabin (Closed for Repairs)

Old Jail Museum, Waterloo Street, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
Opened only 
Tuesday-Friday 10–2 P.M. 
Please call (931-212-1944) 

The jail cells, the Sheriff's office, and the home are upstairs. You can walk inside the cells that once housed prisoners, which Ave didn't like. She would not go inside the prison cell blocks.

Newspaper Article about Sheriff Greg O'Rear killed by a prisoner. 

Inside the cell with the prisoners

The museum featured artifacts about people, places, Military Uniforms, School Uniforms, cameras of every shape and size, famous people from Lawrence County, Old Apple Computers, bicycles, quilts, and more. You just have to come to see for yourself. 

Our historian could go on all day and never cover everything in this building. It is loaded with information about Lawrenceburg and is well worth a visit.

A.L. Cantrell Lawrence Co Confederate Veteran 
I lived to be 112 years old 
Bet he had some stories to tell!

People from Lawrenceburg have gone on to be famous or essential in various fields.

Senior Texas Ranger Captain Bruce Casteel (also Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Waco, Texas) 

David Crockett 1786-1836 King of the Wild Frontier  

James David Vaughn 1864-1941Gospel Song Writer  

Silas Mercer Beasley 1834-1914 Early Settler 

Rollie D. Beckham (1879-1978)

Fred Dalton Thompson 1942-2015 Actor, politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, and radio personality

J.H. Stribling (1863-1951)Church leader, entrepreneur, financier