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The Old Bedford County Jail, sometimes known as the Rock House Jail, [2] is a 19th-century jail building located near the public square in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The old jail is a two-story building built in 1866-7 from solid hand-hewn limestone .
Jacob's grandson, Prentice Cooper, was born in this house; he went on to serve as the 39th Governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945. [2] The house is still owned by the Cooper family, [ 2 ] which includes Congressman Jim Cooper and mayor of Nashville John Cooper .
Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee. [6] The town was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. [7] Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 residents at the 2010 census. [8] The town is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".
[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Description 1: Bivvins House: December 6, 1979 (#79002413) March 10, 2009: Off U.S. Route 41: Shelbyville
Cooper Sr. served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1915 to 1916. [2] His son, Prentice Cooper , served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1923 until 1925 and in the Tennessee Senate from 1937 to 1939, and as the Governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945; he was appointed as the United States ...
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... but Shelbyville was mostly loyal to the Union. ... Number Percentage White (non-Hispanic) 36,499 72.65%
SR 82 south (S Jefferson Street) – Lynchburg: Eastern end of SR 82 overlap: SR 130 east (Belmont Avenue) – Tullahoma: Eastern end of SR 130 overlap; SR 64 turns primary: US 41A (Madison Street/SR 16) – Eagleville, Tullahoma: SR 437 (Shelbyville Bypass) Wartrace: SR 269 west (Spring Street) – Bell Buckle: Western end of SR 269 overlap
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