Editing Martin, Tennessee (section)

==History==
Martin is named for [[William Martin (merchant)|Captain William Martin]].<ref name="William Martin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.utm.edu/departments/special_collections/wc_hist/martinw.php|title=William Martin|website=www.utm.edu|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref>  William Martin was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1806, and moved to Weakley County, Tennessee with his wife Sarah in 1832.<ref name="William Martin"/>  Captain Martin prospered through tobacco farming and began working to establish a railroad connection in what would later become Martin in 1852.<ref name="William Martin"/>  It was not until after his death in 1859 that his sons, led primarily by George W. Martin, persuaded the Mississippi Central Railroad to locate a connection with the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad in what would become Martin, Tennessee in 1872.<ref name="William Martin"/>

Martin was initially named Green Briar Glade and then renamed Frost in honor of an official of the Illinois Central Railroad.{{sfn|History|2023}} George W. Martin, M. P. Martin and W. H. Martin sold to the [[Mississippi Central Railroad]] on February 11, 1874, for $5. The railroad renamed the area Martin in honor of William Martin and to better advertise the area. Surveyor H. C. Draughon layed out the town on September 22, 1874, and a petition of incorporation was filed by G.W. Martin, A.M. Clemons, and Draughon on September 24. A majority of the 36 residents voted in favor of the incorporation on November 27, and John L. Smith was appointed mayor. B.F. Crawford was elected mayor on February 5, 1875, alongside six aldermen and a constable.{{sfn|Brief History}}

In 1878, a [[yellow fever]] outbreak infected 400 of the 500 inhabitants and killed 52.{{sfn|Yellow Fever|2023}} A [[smallpox]] epidemic broke out during the tenure of Mayor James E. Kennedy. Concrete sidewalks and gravel streets were built during the mayoral tenure of Wiley Blakemore. The city's sewer system was built under Mayor J.T. Perkins.{{sfn|Mayor}}

''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' listed Martin as one of the happiest towns in the United States in 1970.{{sfn|Brief History}}