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4 unusual facts about Lauderdale County


Lauderdale County, Tennessee

The Veterans' Museum on the grounds of the former Dyersburg Army Air Base in Halls is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of materials related to military activities from World War I to the Iraq War, as well as documenting the history of the air base itself.

Lauderdale County was created in 1835 from parts of Tipton, Dyer and Haywood counties, and named for Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans.

Miles O'Keeffe, television and film actor best known for starring in the 1981 film Tarzan, the Ape Man, and the Ator movies.

Roark Bradford

Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford (August 21, 1896 Lauderdale County, Tennessee — November 13, 1948 New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American short story writer and novelist.


Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area

The Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area is an Alabama Wildlife Management Area (WMA) operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in Lauderdale County, Alabama near Waterloo, Alabama.

WTOK-TV

It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter south of Meridian on Crestview Circle (along MS 145/Roebuck Drive) in unincorporated Lauderdale County.


see also

Dement House

Dement Printing Company, Meridian, Mississippi, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Joinerville, Texas

Columbus Marion Joiner (March 12, 1860 – March 27, 1947) was born on a farm in 1860 near Center Star in Lauderdale County, Alabama.

Samuel Dale

General Dale died in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, in 1841, and Dale County, Alabama, has received his name.