Editing Saulsbury, Tennessee (section)

==History==

Saulsbury's historical roots stem from a former settlement named [[Berlin, Tennessee]], which was located one mile south of the current location of Saulsbury. Two regional mail roads—one from [[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]] to [[Ripley, Mississippi]], and another from [[LaGrange, Tennessee|LaGrange]] to [[Corinth, Mississippi]]. These mail roads met at an intersection which would form into a trading center. In 1839 a post office was established there, and Berlin would be incorporated in 1846, and within five years it would be home to 351 people. Upon the completion of the [[Memphis and Charleston Railroad]], Berlin was bypassed due to one landowner's refusal to sell their property to the railroad. A track was instead laid one mile north of Berlin, on land that was owned by Burrell Sauls and Berry Futrell. The finished [[railroad station]] and track would be called Sauls-Berry Depot. Eventually Berlin would be deserted as people moved to the new settlement and in 1856 Saulsbury was incorporated.<ref name="History"/>

===Civil War===

Just after the taking of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in 1862, the [[Union Army]] took Saulsbury. Skirmishes continued throughout the area, and eventually Saulsbury would return to [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] control. Confederate soldiers used Saulsbury as a rally point to travel to Corinth to join their regiments. After the Civil War, Saulsbury maintained itself as a town, unlike others in the area which barely survived the war. Saulsbury's [[cotton]] production survived the war as well, and Saulsbury emerged as a leader in cotton production in the region. The town also became a producer of eggs, turkeys, poultry and hogs; which were often sent to Memphis for sale. [[Sand mining]] became a major industry in the 1870s, providing 47 different types of sand for [[brass]] [[molding (process)|molding]].<ref name="History"/>

===1999 Tornado===
On [[Tornado outbreak of January 17–18, 1999|January 17, 1999]], an F1 tornado formed just southwest of Saulsbury, and moved northeast until dissipating near [[Rogers Springs, Tennessee|Rogers Springs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tornado map|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/meg/events/01172299/saulsbury.gif|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southern Region Headquarters|accessdate=June 6, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606193930/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/meg/events/01172299/saulsbury.gif|archivedate=June 6, 2011}}</ref> One person was killed, four others were injured. Fourteen houses and [[mobile homes]] were destroyed, and twenty-seven others were damaged. Power lines and trees also sustained significant damage.{{citation needed|date=July 2010}}
As a result, the town of Saulsbury installed a tornado siren at the local fire station, the only one in the area at the time.<ref name="History"/>