General James Alexander Fowler (1863-1955) moved to Clinton upon graduation from East Tennessee Wesleyan University in 1884. After serving as principal of Clinton High School for about a year, he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and began the…
The Lewallen House was constructed in 1883 by William “Sam” Lewallen (1860-1929) & Sarah Moore Lewallen (1862-1922). Mr. Lewallen worked at Overton & Clear Dry Goods Store on Maire Avenue, and in 1901, along with H.F. Miller, founded Lewallen-Miller Department…
John Hamilton “Ham” Worthington (1879-1970) opened his first dry goods store in 1906 near the Glen Alpine community of Anderson County. In 1915, he purchased Weaver Dry Goods Store on Market Street and operated it until 1918 when he sold…
Clinton experienced strong residential and business growth in the mid-1920’s. Abraham Deck Sams, supervisor of bridges and buildings for Southern Railway Company, began construction on a large 2-story business block in 1925. Consisting of three main level stores and a…
Dr. Peterson Morris Liles (1840-1914) came to Clinton in the 1870’s. Dr. Liles, listed as a Clinton druggist in the 1880 U.S. Census, was also a veteran of the Fifth Tennessee Infantry that served the Union Army during the Civil…
