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- Scott County is known for having seceded from Tennessee in protest of the state's decision to join the Confederacy during the Civil War, and subsequently forming The Free and Independent State of Scott.
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It was here, at Scott County’s first courthouse, built in 1851, that future U.S. President Andrew Johnson delivered a speech against secession on June 4, 1861. It was also here that Scott County Court voted later that summer to secede from Tennessee and form the Free & Independent State of Scott.
The State of Scott was a Southern Unionist movement in Scott County, Tennessee, in which the county declared itself a "Free and Independent State" following Tennessee's decision to secede from the United States and align the state with the Confederacy on the eve of the American Civil War in 1861.
Jan 17, 2017 · In June 1861, the same month Tennessee had voted to join the Confederacy, the Scott County Court – the predecessors to the modern-day board of commissioners – voted to secede from Tennessee and form the “Free and Independent State of Scott.”
One year later, Tennessee became the last state to secede from the Union. On June 8, 1861, Scott Countians voted overwhelmingly against secession. Later, County Court would vote to approve a resolution announcing Scott County’s decision to secede from Tennessee and form the Independent State of Scott.
Scott County is known for having seceded from Tennessee in protest of the state's decision to join the Confederacy during the Civil War, and subsequently forming The Free and Independent State of Scott.
Jul 30, 2023 · In 1861, Scott County Court voted to formally secede from Tennessee and form the Free & Independent State of Scott. The move came after Scott Countians voted to reject secession by the largest majority of any county in Tennessee.
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Jul 10, 2024 · On June 12, 1861, four days after Tennessee officially seceded, a popular vote in Scott County came back 541-19 against seceding. As a result of this near-unanimous vote, the Scott County General Assembly approved its own secession from Tennessee later that year.
