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'''Paris, Tennessee''' (USA) is a small town in West Tennessee that was incorporated in 1823. In recent decades, its population has hovered at around 10,000 people. It is the county seat for Henry County and its town center, like many towns in the region, is built around an imposing [[court house]] which is now more than a hundred years old<ref>Per the [https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/paris-tennessee/ec165dba-cd29-45a1-be4d-0755fe0a724a National Geographic Tennessee River Valley] website (last access on 11/30/2020), the 1897 Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse in Paris is the oldest working judicial building in West Tennessee.</ref>. Standing on the courthouse lawn is a statue which is a Confederate monument<ref>[https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm16C0_Henry_County_Confederate_Monument_Paris_Tennessee Waymarking: Henry Co. Confederate Monument, Paris, TN], last access 1/17/2021</ref> targeted as needing removed by the [[InvisibleHate.org]] website. | |||
{{Image|Confederate monument.jpg|left|350px|Confederate monument, dating from 1900, standing on the courthouse lawn in Paris, TN, as described by the Henry County Historical Society on it's Facebook page in 2020.}} | |||
'''Paris, Tennessee''' (USA) is a small town in West Tennessee that was incorporated in 1823. In recent decades, its population has hovered at around 10,000 people. It is the county seat for Henry County and its town center, like many towns in the region, is built around an imposing [[court house]] which is now more than a hundred years old<ref>Per the [https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/paris-tennessee/ec165dba-cd29-45a1-be4d-0755fe0a724a National Geographic Tennessee River Valley] website (last access on 11/30/2020), the 1897 Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse in Paris is the oldest working judicial building in West Tennessee.</ref>. Standing on the courthouse lawn is a statue which is a Confederate monument<ref>[https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm16C0_Henry_County_Confederate_Monument_Paris_Tennessee Waymarking: Henry Co. Confederate Monument, Paris, TN], last access 1/17/2021</ref> targeted as needing removed by the [[InvisibleHate.org]] website. | |||
Paris is in the geographic center of Henry County, which is in the upper right corner of West Tennessee, bordered by Kentucky to the north and the Tennessee River to the east. From Paris, a good two hours is required by car, driving at slightly illegal speeds, to reach a city of significant size (Memphis, Nashville or Paducah, KY). | Paris is in the geographic center of Henry County, which is in the upper right corner of West Tennessee, bordered by Kentucky to the north and the Tennessee River to the east. From Paris, a good two hours is required by car, driving at slightly illegal speeds, to reach a city of significant size (Memphis, Nashville or Paducah, KY). | ||
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Paris, Tennessee (USA) is a small town in West Tennessee that was incorporated in 1823. In recent decades, its population has hovered at around 10,000 people. It is the county seat for Henry County and its town center, like many towns in the region, is built around an imposing court house which is now more than a hundred years old[1]. Standing on the courthouse lawn is a statue which is a Confederate monument[2] targeted as needing removed by the InvisibleHate.org website.
Paris is in the geographic center of Henry County, which is in the upper right corner of West Tennessee, bordered by Kentucky to the north and the Tennessee River to the east. From Paris, a good two hours is required by car, driving at slightly illegal speeds, to reach a city of significant size (Memphis, Nashville or Paducah, KY).
Notes
- ↑ Per the National Geographic Tennessee River Valley website (last access on 11/30/2020), the 1897 Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse in Paris is the oldest working judicial building in West Tennessee.
- ↑ Waymarking: Henry Co. Confederate Monument, Paris, TN, last access 1/17/2021