In this video, we will photograph the old Hamilton-Lay General Store in rural Union County, Tennessee. Some sources say it was built in 1840, but I'll explain why I think it was actually built in 1875. Regardless, it's a beautiful old building that deserves to be preserved.

#photography #abandonedplaces #hamilton-lay

Sources:

Find a grave. "Alexander Hamilton, Jr." https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7...

Find a grave. "Alexander Lafayette Hamilton" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7...

Historic Union County. "The Settlement at Hamilton Crossroads."
https://www.historicunioncounty.com/a...

Knox News. "Saving Union County relic: State will consider official historic status for Hamilton-Lay Store."
https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/loc...

National Park Service. National Register Assets. "Hamilton-Lay Store."
https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail...

Tennessee State Government. "Nine Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places."
https://www.tn.gov/news/2011/4/26/nin...

Wikitree.com. "Alexander Hamilton Jr (abt. 1812 - abt. 1863)"
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hamilto...

Wikitree.com. "Alexander Lafayette Hamilton (1847 - 1929)"
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hamilto...

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