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HICKMAN
When most people think of a place named for chewing gum millionaire William Wrigley, most think of Wrigley Field in Chicago. But believe it or not there is a small community in Hickman County also named for him. In the 1920s, Wrigley was one of the main investors in the Tennessee Products Corp., which owned and operated coal, iron and phosphate mines and factories in Chattanooga, Rockwood, Whitwell, Rockdale and other places. Wrigley, in Hickman County, was one of the Tennessee Products Corp.'s "company towns" -- named for the same man people now associate with chewing gum and the Chicago Cubs. The main thing produced at the Tennessee Products Corp.'s Wrigley operation was charcoal, to be used by iron manufacturers.
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Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry PHOTO: Country Music Foundation Also regarding Hickman County: Sarah Cannon is probably the most famous person to ever come from |
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