McLemoresville, Tennessee

McLemoresville is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States.

[5] It is notable primarily as the birthplace, and final resting place, of television star Dixie Carter and her husband, actor Hal Holbrook.

Both later relocated to McKenzie, after the railroad companies laid down tracks in the mid-19th century and did not include McLemoresville.

The town is called “McLey” (pronounced “MACK Lee”) by local residents.

McLemoresville,"McLey" was the beloved home of Dixie Carter from her earliest memories until her final rest.

Working with noted architect Hoyte Johnson, she helped to evolve her home-place into a comfortable venue to share with her family, her friends, and nearby Huntingdon College.

Her father, Halbert Carter (Hal) remains forever present in the books that line the back room walls and the tapestry of tales told by a once great haberdasher.

[6] The city holds a rental space for events called the McLemorseville Activities Center, commonly known as the "MAC".

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all land.

Carroll County Museum McLemoresville, Tennessee