Editing Hartsville, Tennessee (section)

==History==
[[File:Hartsville-depot-tn1.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Old Hartsville Depot]]

The first Euro-American settlers arrived in what is now Hartsville in 1797, when the family of James Hart settled along the west bank of the West Fork of Goose Creek, and the family of Charles Donoho settled along the creek's east bank. Donoho erected a mill shortly thereafter, and the town was initially known as Donoho's Mill. James Hart established Hart's Ferry along the [[Cumberland River]] several miles to the south, and purchased the Donoho property in 1800. Hartsville was officially recognized as a town in 1817. Donoho's Mill, on the east bank of the creek, had become known as "Damascus," although it merged with Hartsville in 1840 when Hartsville officially incorporated.<ref name=history>"[http://www.hartsvilletrousdale.com/ Trousdale County History]."  Retrieved: February 11, 2008.</ref>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Hartsville was site of the [[Battle of Hartsville]], which took place in 1862.

[[Julie Hayden (teacher)|Julie Hayden]], a 17-year old Black school teacher, was murdered by the white supremacist organization the [[White Man's League]] in 1874 in Hartsville.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Harris|first=Michael D.|url=|title=Colored pictures : race and visual representation|date=2003|publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press]]|isbn=0-8078-2760-6|location=Chapel Hill|pages=58–60|oclc=50006525}}</ref>

Trousdale County is noted for having the 4th most [[Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association|TSSAA]] high school football championships, behind [[Alcoa High School|Alcoa]], [[Maryville High School (Tennessee)|Maryville]], and [[Brentwood Academy]]. Trousdale County High School won state championships in 1972, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2013, and was runner-up in 1973, 1974, 1975, and 2018.