CITY OF MARTIN ANNOUNCES SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND EVENTS June 22, 2023 – MARTIN, TENN.: The City of Martin officially announces its Sesquicentennial Year Fourth of July weekend celebration. “I remember being part of the Centennial...
John Smith was appointed Mayor of the City of Martin in 1874. John Smith was appointed Mayor of the City of Martin in 1874. Baldwin Crawford, one of Martin’s first citizens, was the first elected Mayor in 1875 and served until 1877. L.A. Blake served a one-year term...
Downtown Martin, TN, has changed quite a bit in the last 150 years. We are blessed with many people who have contributed to the growing vision for downtown Martin, TN! In 1873, George W. Martin (oldest son of William Martin) took the lead in working with the railroad...
Martin’s population in 1876 was about 500 people. In 1876, the town had six dry goods stores, four groceries, two drug stores, one furniture store, three saloons, one millinery shop, one watchmaker, two marble yards, one cabinet and undertaker’s shop, two...
Our story of the Happy Town: Martin, Tennessee, starts with William Martin, who moved to Weakley County in 1832. In 1838, Willam and his family moved to Martin, TN. William Martin died in 1859; however, his three sons (George Washington Martin, Marshall Presley...
