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History · Cedar Hill

Cedar Hill’s history is
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The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Cedar Hill. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

2old images & papers
1historic places
1need a date
Glen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill vicinity (Robertson County, Tennessee), 1974 · Wikimedia Commons

The story

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Jo Byrns, who became Speaker of the House of Representatives, was born in Cedar Hill on July 28, 1869. The local elementary school and high school are named for him.

In the 1940s and 1950s Cedar Hill had a population of about 700, with around 10 stores. The economy was based on services to surrounding farmers; the main crop in the area was tobacco.

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Timeline

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1974Glen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill vicinit…Commons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGlen Raven, Washington Road, Ceda…, 1974: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from Cedar Hill

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Joseph W. ByrnsJoseph W. ByrnsPolitics & LawFFFyke FarmerPolitics & Law
By decade

Cedar Hill, decade by decade

1970s1 item
Glen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill vicinity (Robertson County, Tennessee)CommonsGlen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill vicinity (Robertson…1974
1980s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date
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WessyngtonLOCDate?Wessyngton
Today9 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cedar Hill is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cedar Hill has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wessyngton in Cedar Hill, 3.4 miles away.

Cedar Hill and the nearest listed places

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WessyngtonGlen RavenThomas Jr. Woodard FarmBell Witch CaveSt. Michael's Catholic ChurchRed River Blockhouse Number 1

Closest to Cedar Hill

WessyngtonCedar Hill · Built 18153.4miGlen RavenAdams · Built 19024miThomas Jr. Woodard FarmCedar Hill · Building4miBell Witch CaveAdams · Site4.1miSt. Michael's Catholic ChurchCedar Hill · Building4.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Wessyngton’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cedar Hill?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cedar Hill’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Glen Raven, Washington Road, Cedar Hill vicinity (Robertson County, Tennessee) (1974) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

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📜 Adams📜 Springfield📜 Coopertown📜 Guthrie

From Wikimedia Commons (10), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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