Lawrence Lore
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Phil Benefiel
Lawrence County News July 17, 1952 Benefiel Recipient of National Recognition “When Philip B. Benefiel of Lawrenceville was elected...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Slot Machines and Chewing Gum
September 28, 1911 Four Slot Machines Confiscated by the Sheriff and State’s Attorney Last week Earl R Decker, who owns a number of slot...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 12, 20231 min read
A Twist of Tobacco
One of the blog readers, after reading the articles previously published about the arrest for making blackberry wine, was reminded of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Automobiles Must Have Lights
Driving on the right hand side of the road and having headlights on our cars are common place to drivers today, but that hasn’t always...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 4, 20231 min read
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
(Technically this blog post is not about Lawrence County but. . . you're still reading, so you might as well continue...) There were 56...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Oh. . .Deer
Re-introduction of Deer in Lawrence County- 1945 Daily Record January 9,1945: "Four deer were turned loose Friday in Lawrence County by...
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Lawrence Lore
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Guilty of Bootlegging 1821
The first court record in Lawrence County, dated June 4,1821, shows that Michael Stufflebeam and Benjamin Matthews were indicted for...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Dog in Photo of County Officers 1905
In the summer of 1905, county officers and other courthouse personnel posed for this photograph. (l to r) Standing: John Inmon,...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Get Out of Jail for $700
When we published the story about George Bopp, the only police officer shot in the line of duty in Lawrence County (See our book Lawrence...
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