Bedford County, TN Courthouse - Shelbyville, TN
Bedford County was created in 1807 when the citizens of Rutherford County living south of the Duck River and the Stones River successfully petitioned the governor to split Rutherford County into two.  The new county was named after American Revolutionary War officer Thomas Bedford, who was a large landowner in the area.  Once the state's largest and most populous county, Bedford County's size (in terms of area) has been steadily reduced since 1809.  Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in 1821 in Chapel Hill (formerly in Bedford County but now in Marshall County) and Texas pioneer William Whitaker Reed was born in Bedford County in 1816.

Shelbyville, the county seat, was established in 1810 from land donated by Clement Cannon, an early resident and the operator of the first grist mill.  In 1852, the commercial value of the town increased with the construction of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.  The Bedford County Courthouse was originally built in 1873.  A fire in 1934 caused extensive damage but reconstruction was completed in 1935 with Architects Marr &amp; Holmann and Contractor Sam McClain.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image.  Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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