Editing Toone, Tennessee (section)

==History==

Toone is located in former [[Chickasaw]] country. The first Europeans to visit the area arrived on flatboats via the [[Hatchie River]] as early as 1725. By 1830 the community was populated enough that it was included in the United States census. In 1856, Toone developed into a [[railroad town]] with businesses opening up around the railroad. [[Brickworks#Brick making|Brick manufacturing]] became the major industry, and many homes still have original Toone bricks in their architecture. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town served as an encampment for the [[Union Army]] and saw one small skirmish for rail line control.<ref name="History">{{cite web | author= | year=2011 | title=Toone | work=Cities & Towns | publisher=Hardeman, Tennessee | url=http://hardemancountytn.com/government/cities-towns/toone.php | accessdate=November 19, 2011}}</ref>

===Kilgore Flares Company explosion===
On September 14, 2010, an explosion and flash fire occurred at the Kilgore Flares Company plant near Toone. Six workers were injured in the mishap, three of them critically. Another accident at the facility in 2001 caused the death of one employee. Kilgore manufactures airborne expendable decoy flares for the US military.<ref name=sainz />