Nashville Plow Works
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Site of a farm implement factory operated by Messrs. Sharp and Hamilton, previous to the War Between the States. With the out-break of hostilities they reversed the Biblical injunction and produced swords of excellent quality for the Confederacy. With the coming of the Federal Army, the making of swords was discontinued.
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