Hassell Creek Explained

Hassell Creek is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Sources differ on the matter of for whom Hassell Creek was named. It may have been named for Zabulon Hassell, a pioneer who settled at the creek after 1806,[1] or for "Black Jack" Hassell, a local moonshiner and politician.[2]

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35.8098°N -87.2908°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Spence. W. Jerome D.. Spence. David L.. A History of Hickman County, Tennessee. 1900. Southern Historical Press. 978-0-89308-242-0. 149.
  2. News: Bush pardon lets Tennessee moonshiner go hunting . Times Daily . Jan 14, 2003 . 23 May 2015 . Scott, Jeffry . 6A.