Editing Livingston, Tennessee (section)

==History==
The town of Livingston, Tennessee was purchased on August 10, 1833. Forty acres of land was bought for two hundred dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Livingston – City of Livingston |url=https://www.cityoflivingston.net/about-livingston/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> Livingston was named after [[Edward Livingston]] (1764–1836), who served as [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] under [[Andrew Jackson|President Andrew Jackson]]. In 1833, in a close and controversial election, the residents of Overton County voted to move the county seat from the town of Monroe to Livingston.<ref>The Federal Writers' Project,  ''The WPA Guide to Tennessee'' (Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee Press, 1986), 508.</ref>

While Livingston has been home to many people it was home to [[Albert H. Roberts|Governor Albert H. Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governor A.H. Roberts Law Office in Livingston, TN - Tennessee Vacation |url=https://www.tnvacation.com/local/livingston-governor-ah-roberts-law-office |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=www.tnvacation.com |language=en}}</ref> Along with working in Livingston Albert H. Roberts also worked at the [[Alpine Institute]]. The Alpine Institution was a private Presbyterian mission school located in [[Overton County, Tennessee]]. Along with Livingston being home to A.H. Roberts, it's also home to one of only 35 [[Iron lung|Iron Lungs]] in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Respiratory Therapist Breathes Life Into Livingston Square |url=https://www.ucemc.com/newsroom/respiratory-therapist-breathes-life-into-livingston-square |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation |language=en}}</ref>

The [[National Register of Historic Places]] includes three buildings in Livingston: the [[Overton County Courthouse]], the [[American Legion Hut (Livingston, Tennessee)|American Legion Hut]], and [[Gov. Albert H. Roberts Law Office]].