The Henry County Historical Society will hold its regular quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, November 3, at the Paris Academy for the Arts, 402 Lee Street, in Paris, Tennessee.
The Paris Academy Association Board, who successfully restored and preserved one of the most historical buildings in Henry County, will host the meeting in Room 8.
The group will showcase exhibits in Room 7 and present the history of the Paris Male Academy, Paris Public School, The City High School, Robert E. Lee School, and currently the Paris Academy for the Arts. The property was also used for drills and other training for soldiers during the Civil War.
Representatives from the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will make a proposal to the historical society to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Paris in March, 2023. The Civil War skirmish occurred in the western part of the city on March 11, 1862. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who had captured nearby Fort Henry, ordered Union troops to Paris to disrupt the enlistment center for Confederate troops.
Photo of the Paris Academy for the Arts lit up at night by Shannon McFarlin.