Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past

July 29, 1954

Authorities destroyed a still capable of producing 100 gallons of finished whisky per day in Lewis County. This still was believed to be the largest ever dismantled in the county and was situated in the 3rd Civil District, approximately 8 to 9 miles from Hohenwald on Dry Branch. Two individuals from Hickman County, Albert Tyler, Sr. and his 22-year-old son, were apprehended and arrested on charges of unlawful whisky production.

The Herald received numerous reports of snakes being killed in town, one having seven rattlers and measuring 31 inches in length. Readers were warned to b...