It's People, Culture, & History A Photographic & Preservation Endeavor
Cottontown Tennessee
Cottontown Historian Nathan Knight says;
Through a unique blending of the past and the present, Bill Herrin has created a most worthy compilation of the history and the people of Cottontown, with an eye toward the future. He has conducted dozens of interviews with local residents, combining their pioneer history with their current lives. Bill Herrin captures the wondrous beauty of Cottontown with his marvelous photography. He has also uncovered old photographs and history never before published. As a direct descendant of some of the first families of Cottontown (Cotton and Strother), with my own children forming the ninth generation of these families continuously living in Cottontown, a period of over 230 years, I am absolutely thrilled to see this beautiful work of art come to fruition.
Nathan Knight, Cottontown Historian
About the Book
In this book, there are representations of both current and historical Cottontown families, their homes, churches, farms, and Cottontown’s wildlife and woodlands. In my opinion, it would take several volumes of books to place all the history, beauty, and wonder of Cottontown into print. I have carefully selected a representation of the area and people, to preserve the past and the present in photographs and in their own words. I hope others will build on this effort to further preserve the history of Cottontown and its people.
The Goal
Historian David Collier wrote, “Cottontown had a country store, Post Office, a school house and two churches, and for us, this was all we needed.” The people of Cottontown today echo David’s sentiments, and in no uncertain terms, they want Cottontown to remain a rural farming community, as it has been for generations.
However, home growth has increased on the fringes and in some areas of the interior, such as County House Road, Bursby Road, or Upper Station Camp. Fortunately, business or strip malls have not encroached on Cottontown proper; rather, it remains a small community of farms, ranches, and a small country restaurant. I wish for the collective success of the Cottontown folks in curbing urban growth, and through this effort, I hope to assist them. I am blessed to live in Cottontown, Tennessee.
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