Sparta

In 1824, the Legislature passed a law "providing for the holding of Supreme Courts at Sparta, Nashville, and Knoxville".Miller, Chas. A. The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers, 1890.
On August 9, 1863, a Civil War skirmish was fought at Sparta.
On November 26, 1863, a Civil War skirmish was fought at Sparta and Kingston.
== Establishment ==
On October 18, 1809, the state legislature established the town of Sparta as a permanent county seat for White County, to be located on the banks of the Calfkiller River, but it was left up to the residents to determine which side of the river the town should be built on. Surveyors had laid off a town site on the east bank in 1802, but nothing had come of the endeavor. Seals, Monroe. History of White County. Unknown: Unknown, 1935.
A referendum was held among the citizens on the first Monday and Tuesday of January 1810, which was won by those supporting the east bank. Additionally, a slate of commissioners was elected, to lay off the town site, and sell lots. It consisted of Thomas Bounds, Aaron England, Benjamin Weaver, Turner Lane, James Fulkerson, Alexander Lowery, and Nicholas Gillentine. A lot sale was quickly held, the proceeds from which went to construct a log courthouse and log jail.
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