Stewart County, TN Courthouse - Dover, TN
Stewart County was founded on  November 1, 1803 from Davidson County and Montgomery County.  The county was named in honor of Duncan Stewart (1752-1815), one of the earliest county settlers, a Tennessee State Legislator, and Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Territory.

The first courthouse in Stewart County, Tennessee was erected in June 1806 in the Township of Dover. In 1823, the original log courthouse was replaced and later destroyed by fire during the Civil War in 1862. The courthouse was rebuilt in 1870. It was a two-story brick building with a tin roof and cupola. That courthouse was torn down in 1965 and relocated on the Northwest side of Donelson Parkway to make room for highway improvements.  This is the current courthouse as seen in the photo above.

Stewart County is home to Fort Donelson, the site of a Confederate stand against the Union's push up the Cumberland River during the Civil War.  During the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862, the county seat, Dover, was burned by Union troops to prevent its capture by General Nathan B. Forrest.

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.

&quot;For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.&quot;  ~Jeremiah 29:11
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