The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town is notable for being the birthplace of Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun. The church he attended, Buckhorn Baptist Church, is still active today.
Another well-known resident was the hoodoo root doctor Jim Jordan, who died in the early 1960s. Jordan, who was African-American, was the subject of the biographical book The Fabled Dr. Jim Jordan written by F. Roy Johnson of nearby Murfreesboro.
Hare Plantation House, Riddick House, and Vernon Place are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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3 historic places in Como
3 places in Como are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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