TN HJR1074

Honors and congratulates citizens of Cheatham County on the 170th anniversary of the county's founding

Cheatham County was established by the Tennessee General Assembly on February 28, 1856, formed from portions of Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, and Robertson counties

Named after Edward Saunders Cheatham, who served in both the Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee Senate

County seat Ashland City was established along the Cumberland River, which supported the county's early economic development through trade, agriculture, timber, and transportation

Directs that an appropriate copy of the resolution be prepared for presentation to the county